The idea is simple: write a short story in 55 words or less. A complete short story. With beginning, conflict, and end. Not a poem. Not a journal entry. A short story. A very short story. The 55 Fiction contest was created in 1987 by New Times, an alternative weekly in California. It quickly caught on, and created a new genre: "flash fiction."

55 Word Stories. Here you'll find some of my very short fiction. For a few years I've been writing short stories with a simple restriction; each story has a maximum of 55 words. This is a small selection . of the many stories I've written. I'll keep adding. …

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Jan 28, 2025 · Write a complete story in 55 words or less. That's what I tell writers who are just learning how to write a narrative. All it needs is a setting, character or characters, conflict, and a resolution.

Mar 28, 2024 · In India, names are given based on their meaning. The echocardiogram came back. His heart was so big it could barely beat: dilated cardiomyopathy. “He’ll be lucky to make it to Little Rock alive.” When she was a teenager in the 1940s, Marie loved going to the neighborhood theater to gaze in rapture at Gene Tierney, her favorite actress. Hey Doc!

When you've mastered 55 words, you can go on to 110, then 220, and so on until you've written that great novel that's been inside you, struggling to get out.

Jun 28, 2012 · An invitation to contribute 55 word stories for those Masters of one of the briefest forms of story writing. 55 word stories need to be a complete story, beginning, middle, and ending, exactly 55 words.

Jul 5, 2016 · These 55-word novels were featured in the New Times weekly of San Luis Obispo County's annual 55 Fiction issue. Although tiny enough to fit on a post-it, these stories make a big impact sharing the tales of humor, friendship, love, death, crime, suspense, and so much more!

Write a short story comprised of exactly 55 words or less: sounds easy? Well think again! This will help you realise the importance of words and the weight of certain adjectives and linguistic procedures: it can be about anything, but just make sure you check your word limit at the end.