Tag: Bjork

  • The Joy of Jumping Boundaries with Flash Fiction

    I write flash fiction. It is a relatively new genre, differentiated predominately by its brevity. A flash piece should generally be less than 1,000 words. Most stories are in the 300-800 word range. Flash fiction can feel constricting. The writer must construct a narrative arc in a very brief amount of space. In other ways,…

  • How to Find Beauty On a Dusty Shelf

    I have a friend who always buys The Catcher in the Rye when he sees it. I mean, I like The Catcher in the Rye just fine. It’s just never been one of those books for me. But I can’t say I blame him for feeling that way about a book. Seeing one of my…