Flash in the Classroom
Workshopping standard-length fiction can be a demanding enterprise for all parties involved; strangely, flash fiction often asks for more. While there are always exceptions among…
We don’t begin our stories with tiresome information, so why do we so routinely begin our introduction to creative writing classes that way? Reciting a…
In the past few years, English classrooms—whether in elementary schools or doctoral-level graduate classes—have become a safe haven for flash fiction. Professors are teaching collections…