In spite of suc­cess in get­ting sto­ries writ­ten and pub­lished, there’s still a lot of rejec­tions. How can one ever feel suc­cess­ful with that grow­ing num­ber of no’s.

A fifty-word micro fic­tion exam­ple and prompt, from five prompt words

A writ­ing prompt that demands some very fan­cy words to be used in your piece.

The lit­er­ary jour­nal wigleaf cel­e­brates hint fic­tion: a sto­ry of 25 words or less.

An inter­view about flash fic­tion and writ­ing that appears in DARK SKY MAGAZINE, cour­tesy of Ethel Rohan.

An excerpt and com­men­tary on the “Post­mod­ern Amer­i­can Goth­ic” flash-in-nov­el of Debra Di Blasi: DROUGHT.

To have some flash fun, try a pun.

Three exam­ples of what Robert Swart­wood has defined as hint fic­tion, a sto­ry in 25 words or less.

A cre­ative writ­ing prompt based on Anne Sexton’s “Moss of His Skin.”

A reprint, with com­men­tary, of Scott Garson’s “Front Yard on the East Side of Forty-Sec­ond.”