This one’s a micro I wrote a few years ago, which I’ve been keeping in my files as it never seemed like I’d gotten it quite right. But I finally felt like I nailed every single sentence, making the story the best I can make it, so I posted it.
I suppose I was practicing trying to tell a complete story in fewer than 100 words. I did write a few more of these, but this one has always been my favourite.
I regularly write drabbles (exactly 100 words) and they can often be so ‘perfect’. There’s something about the restriction that gets you to think about every single word and its purpose for being there. I love editing drabbles.
Ooooh...haunting!
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I like this. What were you aiming to practise?
This one’s a micro I wrote a few years ago, which I’ve been keeping in my files as it never seemed like I’d gotten it quite right. But I finally felt like I nailed every single sentence, making the story the best I can make it, so I posted it.
I suppose I was practicing trying to tell a complete story in fewer than 100 words. I did write a few more of these, but this one has always been my favourite.
I regularly write drabbles (exactly 100 words) and they can often be so ‘perfect’. There’s something about the restriction that gets you to think about every single word and its purpose for being there. I love editing drabbles.
Yeah, same!
Powerful.
I'm always so impressed how people can write something in so few works.
Really nicely done, Andrei. Immediately pulled in and there's a lot of darkness and details within the brief span of words.