Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? In high school and college, I was really into writing poetry. I like how poetry and flash convey an intense experience succinctly. I see flash as a well-sharpened knife that can slice to the heart of the matter quickly, or a bolt of lightning … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Kate Finegan

  Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? Ever since I first discovered short stories, I fell in love with the form. When I then was introduced to flash, I was amazed at how much could be done in so little space. I read the 1992 anthology Flash Fiction: 72 Very … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Josh Jones

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I started out writing long, full short stories, often so long that I had a hard time finding a home for them. But when I look at them I realize that many of them are written as a series of short scenes. One of … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Kathyrn Kulpa

  Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I write flash because I enjoy the challenge of capturing a pivotal moment for a character in just a few pages. In those pages, I need to show readers why this moment matters. However, when writing short stories, I tend to have more … Continue reading Mini-Interview with K.B. Carle

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? The first flash I ever wrote, before I knew there was this genre called flash, is a story called “Palimpsest,” back in 2010. My writing group at the time said, “We like this beginning a lot, where’s it going?” and I said, “No, that’s … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Kim Magowan

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? Flash combines the lyric precision of poetry with the narrative urgency of fiction. It’s the perfect storm. That’s my academic answer. The real reason is because I dole out my life in coffee spoons. I write in grabbed time and flash lends itself nicely … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Sarah Freligh

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I think it fits in with the amount of time I have to write—which is not that much these days since I have a lot going on, including a full-time job, family, my buddies, co-editing 100 Word Story, swimming, reading, and just living. But … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Lynn Mundell

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I don’t think of myself as a natural flash writer; I generally write novels and long short stories. I couldn’t write a poem if my life depended on it. But six-ish years ago, I started thinking about flash when I was working on THIS … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Leslie Pietrzyk

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I wrote poetry growing up and then random snippets in journals because it’s all the time I gave to it. So there’s a natural draw to it. That one sharp story. Maybe I like it so much because of music. We didn’t just listen … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Al Kratz

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you?  I’ve been writing it for so long, it’s hard to remember why I started but I write it now because it’s so addictive. There’s always a publication call out or a competition with an interesting theme (I’m a sucker for themes). The flash community … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Gaynor Jones