Isn't that exciting? It is! But what even is flash fiction?
As far as the submission guidelines I've seen are concerned, flash fiction is prose that is less than 500 words. Or, for some, anything less than 1000. So it's a short short story.
Not many of my friends are readers, but when I can offer them a story that takes five minutes to read, then they're usually happier to give it a try. The short story does that for people - makes fictional feasible - but there's no excuse not to read some flash!
Tonight I'll be reading at a Flash Fiction Day event here in Edinburgh - whee! Less than 500 words to tell the tale of a summer romance.
For more info on the short short and some great pieces of flash fiction, check out the National Flash Fiction Day website.
