Memoirous

Here is a small "speculative" story, a flash that is apropos of the time we're in Before the World Changed I remember when we used to take things for granted. When we threw away the heels of bread, left lights burning all night long, and traded in for a new car every four years. Before the terrorists hit. I remember when recycling was cool, when reusing a bag was simply being green, when it was trendy to bike to the coffee shop and request the china mug instead of the disposable paper cup. Before the crash. We thought about having kids. Before you lost your job and I lost mine. We started saving things like old toothbrushes to use for cleaning; we made our own laundry detergent from an on-line recipe. I used the Swifter cleaning clothes multiple times, front and back. Those slivers of soap—I microwaved them and pressed them together to make a new bar. Before when the going got tough, the tough got going. We kept the car parked and walked. On long road...

Linguistic Erosion is flash fiction without limits. It's a place where stories and authors too good to go unpublished shine amongst their kindred like so many diamonds. It's boundless, horizonless, without deadlines, dates, queues, orders or delays.  Providing a platform for both new and established authors to reach readers based solely on the merit of each individual piece of writing, Linguistic Erosion endeavors to give unheard authors the voice they deserve, the readership they crave, and the respect they're owed. Currently, Linguistic Erosion is edited by author E.S. Wynn My short short, Before the World Changed ran recently.  Check it out here.

Links to 2 new stories (flash fiction) that have just been published!! Standing Stones, written by Jane Hertenstein has been chosen as the best story of this issue. Third Issue - Peace-  http://original-writer.com/writershavenissue3page2.html AND, for something completely different---and a bit more dark, another short short http://www.linguisticerosion.com/2011/12/before-world-changed.html