miCRo: from “There Is News along the Ohio River” by Beth Gilstrap
Two entries from Beth Gilstrap’s series “There Is News along the Ohio River” balance survival and awe.
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Tag: microfiction
miCRo: “Ends Meet” by Leslie Parry
You make a run for it when the sky goes dark, waiting out the storm in the rental car, where at least you don’t have to whisper.
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miCRo: “A Queer Girl’s Guide to Reading Fairy Tales” by Rebecca Turkewitz
Unable to imagine herself as the princess pining for a prince charming, the speaker of this piece looks closer and finds herself in the unconventional, the unexpected.
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miCRo: “Ortolan” by Lauren Osborn
Lauren Osborn’s microfiction “Ortolan” drops us into the intersection of hunger and desire, the crossroad where they meet and become one.
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miCRo: “Some Meaning—” by Leonora Desar
In “Some Meaning—,” Leonora Desar tackles this conundrum, bringing both the hollowness and everything-ness of “meaning” into sharp focus.
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miCRo: “This Creature” by Marlon Hacla
Through the use of both warm and cold imagery as well as the exploration of nature, this piece builds and collapses two beings (human and beast) and two states of being (alive and dead) to explore what it means to actually live.
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miCRo: “There Aren’t Many Predators in the Aquarium” by Emily Weber
In “There Aren’t Many Predators in the Aquarium” Emily Weber pushes the central conflict to the periphery of both the scene and the narration.
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miCRo: “Hemiboreal” by Elsa Nekola
In “Hemiboreal” Elsa Nekola draws on setting to power the story, imbuing the narrative with energy and meaning.
Read MoreDebunking miCRo Myths
I came across many well-meaning flash fiction “Do and Don’t” lists all of which managed, without fail, to piss me off.
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miCRo: “Garden” by Allison Wyss
This juicy work of microfiction feels like the perfect tale to tell in the dark, with a flashlight under your chin.
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miCRo: “Classic Length” by Lindsay Reeve
The narrator wants us to look at her hair, at its future length and sheen, but her revelation about an old friend points us to a far darker theme.
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miCRo: “The Horses Are Ready and They Need to Go” by Christopher Citro
Assistant Editor Jess Jelsma Masterton: Much has been written about productive ambiguity.
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