“In this manic world of noise and delirium, our ability to comprehend reality bends towards chaos. In brief cracks of lucidity, we scramble, hungry to purchase happiness or at least consciousness. This text is a mighty testament to the zeitgeist, an important recognition of flash as art and a needle into our self-awareness, reflection, and […]
Read More“Absolutely essential reading on the power and craft of very short stories. Worth it for the brilliant analysis of narrative and poetics, worth it for Faulkner’s playfulness and obvious joy on the page, worth it for the string of fascinating quotations at the end. A generous book, packed full, it is bound to be a […]
Read More“Grant Faulkner, one of our finest practitioners of the very short story, gifts us with this creative, dynamic craft book. The Art of Brevity is absorbing, whimsical, and filled with the eclectic wisdom of writers, artists, and musicians who have created with an aesthetic of brevity and omission. But finally, it is Faulkner’s unique, personal […]
Read More“What a what wonderful book for writers and readers of short stories! Part craft, part meditation on form, it’s entirely delightful, practical, and will leave any reader with a deeper appreciation of flash fiction.”
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