Recent publications

 

Wilderness House Literary Review # 16/2

The flash fiction, "A Perfect Babysitter," was published in June, 2021 by Wilderness House Review and was originally written in an online workshop of the New York Writers Coalition

Second Chance Lit

The poem "Dr. Wicked" appears in Issue 2 of Second Chance Lit, April 2, 2021

https://www.secondchancelit.com/cooney

The prose poem "What You Said in German Was Not About Kissing" is in the  5/21/2021 issue of Big Windows Review.

https://thebigwindowsreview.com/2021/05/21/michael-cooney-what-you-said-in-german-was-not-about-kissing/

Flash Fiction: "Good Odds" and "Have You Eaten?"

In our era of rapid clicks and short attention spans, flash fiction seems like the way to go. This was published last week in 101 words:  

GOOD ODDS

I have some questions.

Yes?

About my treatment.

I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Is it worth it for me to go through this?

That’s a question only you can answer.

Okay, let me put it this way: what are my chances if I go ahead with this treatment?

As I said…

Just tell me how many people are alive five years later.

You want a percentage?

Yes.

22.7 %.

How about ten years out?

Now we’re really getting into another area where statistics…

Pick a percentage.

9.2%. Approximately.

That seems like good odds to me.

By Michael Cooney

Friday Flash Fiction 4/23/22

Have You Eaten?

Have you eaten? Not breakfast. Or lunch. Whatever. I think maybe I had coffee.  Well, come on, I’ll take you to breakfast right across the street. But that’s a McDonalds. I hate McDonalds! Listen, who else is offering to buy you anything?  I don’t want to seem ungrateful. It’s just that I hate McDonalds. Here’s two bucks. Now, do me a favor and get lost. Why do you have to be like that? Like what? Inconsiderate. Thoughtless. Mean. Never putting yourself in my place. How about three dollars, okay? Yeah, now I can get the Big Mac.