Portland Monthly Magazine (visit www.portlandmonthly.com) is seeking talented flash fiction writers to submit short stories below 600 words for our upcoming issues.We have had new original fiction written in particular for our magazine by significant writers such as Rick Moody and Mameve Medwed, as well as new voices.Absolutely surprise us with something different.Please submit the complete manuscript as the body of an email (no attachments, please) to alexis@portlandmonthly.com preceded by a single two- or three-line paragraph touching on your background and/or previous publications. The short fiction should take place in Maine. Yes, we encourage new and emerging writers.