“This piece is such a beautiful encapsulation of what lyrical flash can be.”
Flash 405: “Oops” judge Heather Vaughan on Grace McGovern’s flash nonfiction winner ON PAIN. Read the piece here: tinyurl.com/OnPain405.
by Grace McGovern 1st Place Winner – Flash 405, February 2026: “Oops” Nonfiction I. The doctor held her stethoscope to my chest. I breathed in and out. I was concealing my truth well until this mome...
