Tag: Flash Fiction

• Dear Bryson -Old Dog in Macon

  An aging worker fears being left behind in a changing industry after three decades in the same job. Bryson encourages him to embrace his experience, suggesting he learn new skills one step at a time. With curiosity and effort, he can adapt and find new opportunities, proving he’s not past his prime.

  Morgan Phillips

  March 25, 2026

  Dear Bryson

  Advice, books, engagement, fiction, Flash Fiction, humor, humorous-advice, inspiration, marriage, mental-health, outdoor, Outdoor life, outdoors, Quirky Stories, romance, self-improvement, short-story, south, southern, travel, Vacations, writing

• Dear Bryson – Confused in the Backwoods

  Because therapy’s expensive and the woods are free, y’all. Dear Bryson, She hit me with the “Where are we going on vacation?” question. Jeez! Does that mean she’s trying to get me to put a ring on it? — Backwoods Georgia Dear Confused in the Backwoods, Well, I’ll be darned if you ain’t stumbled into…

  happygrouch

  December 10, 2025

  Dear Bryson

  Advice, books, engagement, fiction, Flash Fiction, humor, humorous-advice, inspiration, marriage, mental-health, outdoor, Outdoor life, outdoors, Quirky Stories, romance, self-improvement, short-story, south, southern, travel, Vacations, writing

• Dear Bryson – Concrete Jungle

  Because therapy’s expensive and the woods are free, y’all. Dear Bryson, I’m a 32-year-old guy stuck in a dead-end office job in a big city. I feel like my soul’s being sucked dry sitting in a cubicle all day, staring at spreadsheets. My boss is a micromanager, and my coworkers are more interested in office…

  Morgan Phillips

  December 10, 2025

  Dear Bryson

  Advice, books, fiction, Flash Fiction, humor, humorous-advice, inspiration, mental-health, outdoor, Outdoor life, outdoors, Quirky Stories, self-improvement, travel, Vacations, writing

• Dear Bryson – Worn out in Winder

  Because therapy’s expensive and the woods are free, y’all. Dear Bryson,I’m burned out, man. Haven’t had a vacation in five years, and I’m runnin’ on fumes. Work’s got me chained to a desk, and I’m dreamin’ of a break, but I don’t know where to go or how to make it happen without breakin’ the…

  Morgan Phillips

  December 10, 2025

  Dear Bryson

  Advice, books, Flash Fiction, humor, humorous-advice, inspiration, mental-health, MVANNP, outdoor, Outdoor life, Quirky Stories, self-improvement, Vacations, writing

• STARTING MY OWN BUSINESS WITH CKITO

  

  From the series – A Certain American LifeBy Kenny Eoin  The day I decided to save the entire species from its chronic unhappiness began, as so many galactic-scale catastrophes do, in a 2005 Honda Element with 194,000 miles and a faint smell of old French fries. It was 19 September 2019, a date that will…

  Morgan Phillips

  December 10, 2025

  Certain Earthlings Life, Quirky Flash Fiction

  a-certain-american-life, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Flash Fiction, humor, life, MVANNP, Quirky Stories, writing

• RIDING SHOTGUN IN LIFE: A WILD RIDE TO THE COSMOS

  Riding shotgun in life propels two buddies into the outer limits of the cosmos for the adventures of their life.

  Morgan Phillips

  November 16, 2025

  Quirky Flash Fiction

  fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor writing, life, mental-health, MVANNP, Quirky Stories, travel, writing

• BITTERNESS: A Poem

  

  The poem titled “MVANNP REPORTING” was written by the author after years of grappling with emotional burdens. It reflects a journey of release and the significance of confronting and shedding past experiences that weigh heavily.

  Morgan Phillips

  February 21, 2021

  Bits of Poetry

  Flash Fiction, life, mental-health, MVANNP, Poetry, quirky