Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? Because longer short stories are out to get me. I sink into their world, meet some characters, hope to make a few friends, and crash. Boom. They end it all. And I am left hanging in the in-between-books type of abyss . I think … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Roppotucha Greenberg

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I enjoy writing all sorts of things: short stories, novels, blog posts, and poems. I’ve even written a play. But I think many of my better pieces are flashes. Crafting flash feels adventurous. It frees me—turns my mind malleable and playful. If churning out … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Melissa Ostrom

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I started writing flash right after I completed the first draft of a novel. For me, it was a chance to flex some writing muscles I’d been neglecting, particularly voice and attention to detail. I’d lost sight of those things because I’d been so … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Sutton Strother

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I write in many genres and forms, but flash has become a mainstay because it invites the best of all worlds: story, lyricism, intensity, authenticity, innovation. Flash really called to me after my kids were born, partly for pragmatic reasons: I’m a slow writer … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Jennifer Wortman

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I should start by stating that I’m probably a novelist, at my core. I began writing by finishing a novel, but then I didn’t have a clue about editing it. So I moved to shorter forms of fictions. Through AdHoc Fiction, I discovered flash … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Sophie van Llewyn

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? My brain naturally loves flash. I’m not sure if it’s a journalism thing (I used to be a journalist).[1]. It might just be an attention thing, or maybe a commitment thing. I think though it’s a bullshit thing. I hate writing/drafting long stuff and … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Leonora Desar

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I started writing flash because I felt like I’d lost something in my writing. In myself, too, to be honest. I’d had some very demoralizing experiences with critique where professors saw nothing of value in my work, and I lost a lot of confidence … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Megan Pillow Davis

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? Flash is like a no-fuss best friend to me—it’s much easier to manage than the more time-consuming, “high maintenance” short stories and essays that I also write. I can usually count on flash to show up when I’ve got limited time to dedicate to … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Michele Finn Johnson