Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I write flash because I’m not a traditional writer, and I like being able to write a piece without having the constraints of the short story form. What makes it different for me is being able to take a character or a scene and … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Hillary Leftwich

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I’ve always been obsessed with small things, tiny well-made objects, aswell as prose and poetry in its teeniest forms. I love concision, precision and neatness – I was a fan of Ivor Cutler and Emily Dickinson and other sharp, economical writers in my teens … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Nuala O’Connor

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? It is incredible how we can illustrate, evoke, imply an entire life or world in a few pages, in a brief series of moments. Something small that is so much larger and more powerful in scope than it first appears, something that is fit … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Anna Vangala Jones

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I fell in love with flash twenty years ago when I read Augusto Monterroso’s “The Dinosaur” for the first time. It is a perfect diamond of a story – a single sentence long and it contains a whole world! I was so impressed by … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Sarah Arantza Amador

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I have always had a tendency to write long, sometimes too long. So flash was a revelation to me. I’ve had to learn how to convey back story in hints and whispers and to pare my language down to the essence. It’s made me … Continue reading Mini Interview with Fiona J. Mackintosh

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