flash fiction

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Feedback relating to a course I taught recently: "Flash Fiction: Getting Started"

February 08, 2026 in Events, Reviews

I was asked to teach a one-day course on flash fiction. Here’s what the students said about it.

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December 05, 2024 in Creative Writing

This is a piece I wrote during a flash fiction course several years ago. It’s exactly 90 words long.

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