Our House is Open

The child is throwing darts at an underwater target. He is like a secret society all by himself. His mother calls him to dinner. He…

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Prompt #14

The Re-Gift We’ve all been there. You get that pair of socks with the cats and mice on them, and you think, “Why would someone…

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Prompt #13

The Gift Let’s be honest. For many Americans, the holiday season is about two things: presents and family. Sometimes these things go well together, sometimes…

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There is still time to order your holiday subscriptions!

The editors of NANO Fiction know how difficult it is to shop for the holidays. We also know that your mother, brother, father, and little…

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Dogs Playing Poker

Or pool. There’s also one where they play pool, one of them in a derby hat, and one of them in a vest, but the…

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Houston Holiday Pop Shop

NANO Fiction is excited to  participate in The Houston Holiday Pop Shop, an annual shopping party, craft fair, and design market that spotlights independent designers…

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State of Flash in the Classroom: A Flash of the Flash

To study the flash form, the students in my introductory Creative Nonfiction course began by reading excerpts from Brian Oliu’s So You Know It’s Me…

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Prompt #12

We’ve all read stories about characters addicted to gambling, or drugs, or sex, or alcohol. But—at least according to TLC’s “My Strange Addiction”—there are lots…

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Mars

One day you will go to Mars, and I will not. I do not mean to sound bitter, because I am not bitter. I am…

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Five Questions with NANO Artist, Emily Link

Kirby Johnson: In the upcoming issue you explain that you collect elements from cultural lore and intertwine them with your own experiences and narratives. How has…

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