Tag: flash fiction
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Splash Music:
What are the shortest songs ever recorded?Two of the more popular posts featured on this website deal with flash fiction. That is according to Google Analytics, which shows Putting the Flash in Fiction and The Shortest Flashes Ever Written continue to garner clicks years after being posted. Such interest in ultra-short stories has me pondering their musical equivalents … and contemplating…
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Aberrations: Flash Fiction for the Ears
Since launching this blog a few years ago, I’ve written a bit about the art of storytelling and flash fiction. Along the way, I’ve posted a few samples from Aberrations, a radio demo featuring stories from Visions: Short Fantasy & SF and This Way to Egress. Now, while preparing a couple audio samples to promote the…
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Storytelling @ Riley’s presents:
Flash Fiction & Short-Short StoriesYou’ll want to be at Riley’s Pour House on September 30 when some of the region’s top storytellers return for a special night of flash-fiction and short-short stories. Among the performers already confirmed are four-time Bram Stoker Award winner Michael A. Arnzen, Rhysling and Stoker Award finalist Stephanie M. Wytovich, and Eerie Horror Film Festival Award winner Sheldon Higdon. All three…
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The Shortest Flashes Ever Written, or . . . How Short is Short-Short?
In an earlier post, I shared my thoughts on “Bedtime Story” by Jeffrey Whitmore – a short-short story that weighs in at a flyweight 55 words. Since then, I have given flash fiction presentations at PAISTA and in my advanced writing class at Sewickley Academy – both of which have given me the opportunity to…
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Putting the Flash in Fiction
What makes for a good flash fiction story? The answer is elusive, even though we know the good stories when we read them. They’re the ones that grab our attention, hold our interest, and conclude with a punch. But there’s more to it than that. There always is. Next week, I’ll be giving a presentation…