Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I wish there was some kind of deep, meaningful answer, but really flash is just how I naturally write. When I started writing again about five years ago after a long hiatus, everything that came out happened to be around 1,000 words or under. … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Eric Andrew Newman
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? Flash provides me with the very thing – closure, satisfaction, the rainbow’s end – that long-form fiction dangles before me like an ever-diminishing carrot. I write both long-form and flash, but I always know instantly when an idea is best suited to flash. It … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Jen Fawkes
Photo: Tandem X Visuals Past Lives Our four-year-old tells stories, usually unprompted, about his old house, this former life he had before he was with us. He lived on a farm on a country road with John Deere tractors. The deer with the sprig of whitetails gathered at the edge of the woods, and he […]Fiction … Continue reading Fiction from Tommy Dean —
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I used to write short stories, but intrigued by flash, I took a flash course with Fish Publishing in 2011. I enjoyed it, but declared that I didn’t think flash was my thing. However, I had quite a few stories I’d written on the … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Diane Simmons
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? When I started writing flash it was mostly out of necessity. I was struggling to finish a novel and even traditional length short stories felt daunting. I was a new parent, working full time, with a long drive/commute. My time was limited and so … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Andrew Roe
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I started to write what is now called flash in the late 1990s, but didn’t fully embrace it as opposed to short stories until my daughters were born. It was a matter of necessity. Once I’d dreamed a flash into existence (planning it on … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Lori Sambol Brody
Flash Fiction Writer Interviews Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I write flash because brevity brings clarity for me. I also think my brain responds to rules with more playfulness; when I was bored in high school and undergrad, I would write funny haikus to myself. I loved that you … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Megan Giddings
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I think I got into writing flash because it was quick. It was something I could do while working on longer writing projects without committing myself to huge amounts of time (I like to be working on several things at once). What I discovered, … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Chloe Clark
Since joining Twitter two years ago, I've found a wonderful community of writers, writers I didn't even know that existed, who I'm sure didn't know anything about me either. Twitter opened up this entire world of people who cared about writing, who loved to read and write short stories and flash fiction, who were all … Continue reading Saying Thank You
I'm so honored to join Wigleaf's Top 50 Very Short Fiction 2017 Long List. Flash fiction's popularity has soared in the last few years, with hundred's of literary journals either popping up over night or realizing the poignant value of such short stories. This is largely good news for both reader and writer, but it does … Continue reading Celebrating Flash Fiction
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