Tuesday
A review with reprints and commentary of Pamela Painter’s collection of very short stories WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO KNOW.
Tuesday
A review with reprints and commentary of Pamela Painter’s collection of very short stories WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO KNOW.
Monday
A link to a group read of The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction: Tips from Editors, Teachers, and Writers in the Field.
Wednesday
In an essay on short story structure, Douglas Glover writes, “Literature is a way of thinking in which you think by pushing your characters through a set of actions (testing that character in a series of scenes which involve the same conflict).” This single sentence (very much) changed the way I approached writing flash.
Tuesday
A reprint of Eric Bosse’s “Onion Ring” from SNOW MONKEY.
Friday
A flash prompt from Carol Guess: contain all this bustling history in a 100-word flash!
Friday
A flash fiction prompt that derives from Cy Twombly’s Philadelphia Art Museum installation, FIFTY DAYS AT ILLIAM.
Thursday
A link post to Tarah Masih’s “How To String Together a Story Collection, from VIPS on vsf.
Wednesday
Finding inspiration ekphrsasisly: getting inspired by Dorthea Tanning’s “Birthday.”
Saturday
Six songs for your Saturday listening pleasure
Friday
A prompt for writing flash fiction that comes from a recent episode of Project Runway.