Flash Fiction: 72 Very Short Stories

by · 1992

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"These stories are not merely flashes in the pan; there's pay dirt here!" —DeWitt Henry, editor of Ploughshares

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
teachersteachersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adultyoung adult
Length
medium · 224 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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