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Out-foxed. A one page story. By William Van Zyl
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My shortest story of fiction to date – 'a one-pager.'
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I have two very intriguing short stories.
Read the article and short stories online as a blog post:
https://fivehousepublishing.com/2021/10/03/out-foxed/
Out-foxed.
Excerpt -
At 11:16 am, it was all over. On July 15, 2016 – at 11:17 am – John Parrish ran over his robber-friend, Jack Leonard, and grabbed his bag full of money. They had just robbed the Atlantic Bank in London. Four million and two hundred thousand British Pounds in total were collected. It vanished out of the large walk-in safe in just over 3 minutes.
The get-away car disappeared into the busy streets of London - two unknown men were dressed with tight stockings over their heads. Then, without their tight masks, they weaved through the traffic.
Only 395 words were used. The whole story is on one page. My inspiration – the world's shortest stories – is flash fiction.
A short story is a work of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting—usually between 20 minutes to an hour. A piece of fiction shorter than 1,000 words is considered a "short short story" or "flash fiction," and anything less than 300 words is rightfully called "microfiction."
Here is the second story.
The Revolving Ballerina
Excerpt -
The ribbon of the blood-stained ballet shoes chafed Anne Lamington's left ankle. It had been killing her for years.
One gunshot was all it took to stop the relentless chafing. One would never contrast a revolver with ballet shoes. Would you?
How to Write Microfiction in 9 Easy Steps (less than 300 words).- Make use of strong imagery. Let every single word count.
- Focus on one moment in time.
- Work with just one or two characters. Don't spread your story too thin.
- Try first-person point of view first. Third-person and omniscient will also do.
- Surprise your reader with short bursts of action, concepts and ideas.
- Move quickly through your story.
- Show don't tell. Leave lots of 'golden nuggets' throughout the story.
- Include a lesson or wisdom embedded in your story.
- Make good use of your title.
More ebooks and articles by the author:
https://fivehousepublishing.com/
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