Flash Fiction--Microfiction--Sudden Fiction--Short Shorts--Raincoat Flashers

Sunday, March 30, 2008

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Anonymous said...: I almost had him by the balls!; April 2, 2008 at 7:20 PM
Anonymous said...: Mama used to say that you had to take the bull by the horns, seize what you wanted from the world 'cause nobody was gonna give you nothing. That's why I got my arm around Kelly Dupree's waist at the spring fling and dragged her 'round the gym like that. Too bad Mama never taught me how to dance. And too bad Rock Benson and Kelly were steadies.

Good thing my skull's as thick as it is, though. Most folk would've suffered concussion after Rock bounced 'em on their head like he did. Me, I'm tough.; June 1, 2008 at 1:24 AM

What"s a short-short?

Short-short fiction, microfiction, flash fiction, and sudden fiction all refer to stories that generally unfurl to under 1500 words, often under 500 words, and in some instance, take a mere sentence to convey action, emotion, character, conflict, and resolution. It's cosmic truth captured in a sound bite, human strength and frailty offered as an amuse-bouche, a satisfying literary quickie.

Mark Mills wrote, "Whereas the novel illustrates the triumph of the human spirit, the very short story concerns illumination and enlightenment." Short-shorts begin and end at the moment of revelation. They are lean, mean honesty machines.

Who is this Dragon character, anyway?

Dragon is a misanthropic, anthropophagic, poikilothermic monster, prone to biting when provoked. Under her nom de guerre, Monica Friedman, she has successfully masqueraded as a human being for over three decades, earning degrees in psychology (BA, Antioch College, 1996), English (BA, NEIU, 2001), and creative writing (MFA, WMU, 2004), and working for such illustrious institutions as WW Norton, Third Coast, and Oxford University Press. Currently, she lives in the Sonoran Desert, where, for the last five years, she has undertaken a longitudinal experiment to determine the exact span one can exist as a starving artist without actually starving to death. For many years a fantasist, she is gradually transitioning to non-fiction because she is sick and tired of being told, "that could never happen," when she tries to pass off true stories about her life as fiction.

If you'd like to know more about Dragon or about Monica Friedman, send your questions, concerns, revelations, or offers of paid publication to littledragonblue@gmail.com.

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