Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? It feels like anything is possible in a shape that small.  It’s like striking a match - quick friction, heat, a perfect edgeless flame burning-down close to the fingertips. For me it’s different because it’s quicker. There’s less lingering in your sentences and paragraphs--in … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Melissa Goodrich

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I love writing novels but a novel is like a marriage. Writing a novel requires a long-term commitment whereas flash is more like a passionate affair - it’s often instant and exciting. I think there’s more opportunity to be playful with language and to … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Bronwen Griffiths

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I started writing flash before I knew what it was. In 2015, I started a writers’ group here in Kerry and set weekly prompts for members. The target word count of around 500 words was dictated by how long it would take to read … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Barbara Byar

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I was first really introduced to flash by Deb Olin Unferth. I was lucky enough to take her Very Short Story course when she briefly taught at the University of Kansas. At the time I was thinking more in terms of poetry for what … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Chance Dibben

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I lack stamina, and discipline. And I have a low boredom threshold. Maybe that’s a result of dyslexia (etc & etc.) So, I love reading flash, and I also love writing it. And, of course, I’m an addict: I like to mood alter quickly. … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Peter Jordan

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? Flash is where I go when I am writing about a sequence of events that happen over a period of time (which I think is the foundation of narrative) but want to use the logic of a poem. It’s like the Shark Tunnel at … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Todd Dillard

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I write flash for the same reason I write anything: because I love doing it. And flash helps me remember that good writing is about using as few words as possible to tell your story. Writers often like the sound of their own (or … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Jason Jackson

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I write flash once the poem begins to grow arms and legs. Almost all of my first drafts are done in lined stanzas, and if I feel like there’s more to be said and I need to expand the story or mold a proper … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Benjamin Niespodziany

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I dabbled with writing for a good few years, producing some rank poetry, a sitcom pilot that didn’t get commissioned for a series, and a few published short stories that had a cheesy aroma about them. But pressures of full-time work, a lack of … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Ken Elkes

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I started writing flash properly at a point where my novel manuscript had been rejected so many times that I wanted a break from the long form. Then as seems to happen, I got hooked on flash. What’s different for me is its immediacy: … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Damhnait Monaghan