The Girl in the Flammable Skirt is a collection of short stories by American novelist Aimee Bender.

[2] All of these descriptions can be clearly recognized throughout The Girl in the Flammable Skirt as everyday things and occurrences such as objects, relationships, and loss are turned grotesque and satirical.

[5] "Call My Name" exhibits a lonely woman's adventure in craving attention and sex from a man who would prefer to watch game shows on the television.

[5] "What You Left in the Ditch" shows the inner and outer conflict a wife experiences when her husband returns home from the war without his lips.

[5] "Marzipan" looks through a young woman's eyes as her father acquires a large hole in his abdomen and her mother gives birth to her dead grandmother.