Writing a good short story is hard.
You’ve got to suggest enough about a character and their situation to get people to care, but if you want it to remain a short story you can’t tell too much.
Flash fiction is harder.
You’ve got even less space to create a plot, the character, or anything else the story needs to work.
Adam Maxwell does an extremely good job of doing flash fiction.
Even though the stories are too short to really get to know the main character, they are long enough to give an impression. That’s really all you need at that length.
The stories usually have unexpected endings, are often funny, and always tightly written.
To get a sense of them, all a person has to to is take a look at the titles. Here are a few: Doctor Starkey’s Monsters, Let’s Get Kraken, Teeth Like A Burnt Fence, Romance On The Buses, Along Came A Chicken, A Beginner’s Guide To Stalking.
My first version of this review contained my one complaint about the site. It used to be a little harder to find the actual stories than it needed to. On the bright side, the most recent site revision cleared that up. So I guess that means that he responds to criticism. Frighteningly, it might mean he listens to mine which may or may not indicate good judgment.
In any case, it’s a great site and a good place to read if you’re in the mood for something short.
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