- A flash fiction writer is someone who can write short on long subjects.
- The flash fiction writer presents the dots in such a way that the reader can connect them.
- The flash fiction story is really two stories: the surface story and the implied story.
- The form of the flash fiction story is the setup, the buildup and the payoff. It is best to keep the setup short.
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How’s everyone doing? The Old Soldier took yesterday off from blogging. It’s around noon and the Steelers play at four. I’m doing a load of laundry and I still have beer in the refrigerator and money in my checking account.
It’s a wonderful life.
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