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This was a book I had started and stepped away from only to return to it tonight. I picked it up mostly as inspiration for writing and ideas on how to use and become familiar with a new format, micro fiction, under 300 word short stories. I definitely found much inspiration in this collection. It's slow burning despite the size of its pieces. Some fly through your vision and you only process them after, capturing a moment without any real meaning, others are clever and make you laugh with their
well-selected collection - it's amazing how much emotion and plot you can pack into a few paragraphs. many stories which make you stop and think.
89 authors. 135 stories of 300 or fewer words each.Pretty good collection. Lots of themes here (mostly serious), including love, loss, tragedy, memory, infidelity, and some mild humor or less serious stuff (ex: a man with odd tastes frequents a diner). I'd give most of the stories 3-ish stars; they were average/good, if mostly forgettable. I'd give 4+ to a handful of these micro tales. I only disliked (below 2 stars) a few stories.VERDICT: My average rating of the stories would be a low 3+ stars...
Brevity is the soul of fiction. So many brilliant tales in this book.
This was a really good book. I liked a lot of the stories. There were a few duds that felt very similar to other stories here. I'll be sure to recommend it to people that don't really read for entertainment.
Perfect vignettes to start and/or end the day. A wondrous inspiration to write my own, too.
I read this because a friend has a story included, and because I’m interested in the form. Many of the stories seem too similar - not just because of the length, of course, but because of the subject matter. Perhaps there are only certain topics that lend themselves well to brevity - coming of age, the burdens of marriage, parents aging and dying, tragedies both prosaic and shattering. There are a few really noteworthy stories that I’ll be thinking of for a while, but many of the rest blend toge...
pretty interesting type of writing! wide variability in how much i liked the stories though. my faves were:amy hempel - the man in bogotáerin dionne - new rollerskatesmichelle elvy - antarcticajeff landon - flyingmary miller - los angeles
Very interesting as an exercise but I prefer my stories with more. Words, plot, character, everything. But considering the efforts in making a middle schooler cut an essay down to 1 page - this would be challenging and eye-opening for her to read.
There are over 130 pieces of micro fiction in this remarkable collection. None are longer than two pages, some barely scrape a paragraph, but each is an example of the power of words and what can be done with them. Some stories, such a ‘Furnace’ by Kevin Griffith, give us a bizarre moment of time, a flash of light, that lingers long after the next story begins, others like ‘Letting Go’ by Pamela Painter contain a poignant seemingly self contained narrative, while ‘Four Hard Facts About Water’ by...
Microfiction, more than other forms, requires constant reflection, making it not only a challenge for the author, but also for the reader. Each story in this thrilling anthology uses its own source of magic to engage me, so that the tale grows far beyond the limits of the page.As a collection of the best of the best—a treasury of authors—this anthology is ideal for teachers of creative writing who want to explore the art of narrative in a short time span. It’s perfect for authors who are looking...
Although the level of the stories is different in this anthology, I found many of them are very fresh, interesting, deep, and sometimes philosophical. The structures and choice of POV are evocative in many stories. It's a great place to get to know micro fiction and how writers play with this genre (I'm not sure if "genre" is suitable here)/ type of writing. It's hard to give an anthology an overall rating, but for those great stories in this book (they are actually quite a lot, more than a half...
I love compression, and this anthology of superb microfictions does not disappoint. Thomas and Scotellaro have assembled a lasting anthology that honors its 1996 predecessor, Jerome Stern's MICRO FICTION, and continues to advance the impact of micros on contemporary literature.Each story is an accomplished example of the form, but the following resonated most with me: Nancy Stohlman's "Death Row Hugger"; Claudia Smith's "Mermaid"; Grant Faulkner's "Way Station"; Michelle Elvy's "Antarctica"; Mic...
Flash fiction is one of my favorite forms, both to read and to write. So I was very excited that New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction crossed my review desk. It contains a powerhouse collection of 135 stories by 90 authors. A number of the highly-lauded writers have multiple stories in the collection, and all of the stories are 300 words or less.I know some readers wonder how a great story can be told in 300 words. It takes a certain kind of vision by the author, and each word therefore become...
Overall worth reading because some of the stories are amazingly stunning; like all anthologies, though, you’ll find much of the work only good.
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Amazing and unforgettable. Every story in this anthology is something to be savored.
