Mikael Teo

Flash fiction writer

I craft complete worlds in a few carefully chosen words. Each flash fiction piece is a universe compressed into a single breath—where every word carries the weight of entire stories.

My work explores the infinite possibilities that live in the spaces between words, the moments that change everything, and the power of constraint to unlock boundless creativity.

Coming Soon

Fragments of Light

A collection of 100 flash fiction pieces, each exactly 25 words. Stories that shimmer like light through a prism—brief, brilliant, and transformative.

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Flash Fiction

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Space for Rent

Space for rent: Major renovations required. Four inch square. Located in chest cavity.

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Round Mouth

She said nothing. He feeds her another grape, a big red seedless Aussie. Still, nothing. He forgot to inflate her.

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Baby Shoes

For sale: Chinese Baby shoes. Well borrowed.

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Girls

There once was a girl. A girl. A girl. A girl. One fell off the wagon. How many? Three. Theresa, Diana, Mary. No boys? No boys. Peace.

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The Good Fit

Circles cannot fit into triangles, stars cannot fit into squares, triangles cannot fit into stars. He cries deafeningly. Silence. Lollipop fits into all hole shapes.

Short Stories

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Dear Ying

A stalker in the house. But the tender kind. Letting go is hard, but inevitable.

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The Woman of Phnom Penh

Her name, carved into the oblong-ish brown headstone, crude san serif-like. A direct flight to Phnom Penh from Atlanta; nineteen hours and one minute is a long time to ferment and manifest the turmoil she buried in the tenebrous pit of her heart for thirty one years.

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