A 900 word Flash Fiction story of a boy who lives in the projects and finds something and someone that will most likely change his life.
Foraging
Author: Paul Beckman
Paul Beckman’s story, “Healing Time” was one of the winners in the 2016 The Best Small Fictions and his 100 word story, “Mom’s Goodbye” was chosen as the winner of the 2016 Fiction Southeast Editor’s Prize. His stories are widely published in print and online in the following magazines amongst others: Connecticut Review, Raleigh Review, Litro, Playboy, Pank, Blue Fifth Review, Flash Frontier, Matter Press, Metazen, Pure Slush, Jellyfish Magazine, Thrice Fiction, and Literary Orphans. His latest collection, "Peek," weighed in at 65 stories and 120 pages. Paul lives in Connecticut and earned his MFA from Bennington College.