If nothing else came of my time writing on Medium, I met wonderful friends there. One of those friends, Christy Kimmerly, introduced me to microfiction and Justin Deming’s publication, The Friday Fix, dedicated to fifty-word stories. I immediately fell in love with the form. It has provided me with a wonderful new writing playground.
I agree. I discovered microfiction and started writing 50-word stories thanks to The Friday Fix. After Justin shut it down, JA Taylor and Bill Adler created a new microfiction community on Medium called Centina Pentina. I started writing there. I tried my hand at 100-word stories also and really enjoyed the extra space to flesh things out. Sometimes I just couldn't cut an idea down to 50 words without ruining it, but 100 words worked.
I also like their terms for 50 and 100-word stories, Pentina and Centina, better than Dribble and Drabble. Who wants to write a dribble (which sounds suspiciously close to drivel)? Babies and basketball players dribble, not writers. 🤣
Yes, I found micro fiction due to Justin’s challenge as well and I love it too, that and limericks are my newest loves. There’s a place on Medium for those too, but who got me really honing that skill was another blogger named Esther Chilton, we do one every week on Mondays I believe.
You just put words on my feeling toward short fiction, Dascha. I write and publish short stories (2-3K words), but one of my secret passions - after finding a great community on Medium - is writing flash and micros. And I love reading yours :) Great article, and story!
Reading microfiction is like watching a beautiful, red sunset over the ocean. It doesn't last long, but it makes you feel so good.
Thanks for the encouragement. I might try my hand ...
I agree. I discovered microfiction and started writing 50-word stories thanks to The Friday Fix. After Justin shut it down, JA Taylor and Bill Adler created a new microfiction community on Medium called Centina Pentina. I started writing there. I tried my hand at 100-word stories also and really enjoyed the extra space to flesh things out. Sometimes I just couldn't cut an idea down to 50 words without ruining it, but 100 words worked.
I also like their terms for 50 and 100-word stories, Pentina and Centina, better than Dribble and Drabble. Who wants to write a dribble (which sounds suspiciously close to drivel)? Babies and basketball players dribble, not writers. 🤣
Yes, I found micro fiction due to Justin’s challenge as well and I love it too, that and limericks are my newest loves. There’s a place on Medium for those too, but who got me really honing that skill was another blogger named Esther Chilton, we do one every week on Mondays I believe.
You just put words on my feeling toward short fiction, Dascha. I write and publish short stories (2-3K words), but one of my secret passions - after finding a great community on Medium - is writing flash and micros. And I love reading yours :) Great article, and story!