I am delighted to be part of this new anthology from W. W. Norton, Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer, edited by Robert Swartwood.
From the publisher: The stories in this collection run the gamut from playful to tragic, conservative to experimental, but they all have one thing in common: they are no more than 25 words long. Robert Swartwood was inspired by Ernest Hemingway's possibly apocryphal six-word story—"For Sale: baby shoes, never worn"—to foster the writing of these incredibly short-short stories. He termed them "hint fiction" because the few chosen words suggest a larger, more complex chain of events. Spare and evocative, these stories prove that a brilliantly honed narrative can be as startling and powerful as a story of traditional length. The 125 gemlike stories in this collection come from such best-selling and award-winning authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Ha Jin, Peter Straub, and James Frey, as well as emerging writers.
Come join us for a reading from Hint Fiction featuring: Jenn Alandy, Jeremy D. Brooks, Daniel Olivas, Gay Degani, Robin Rozanski, A. J. Slye, and Robert Swartwood.
WHERE: Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA
WHEN: Wednesday, November 3
TIME: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
From the publisher: The stories in this collection run the gamut from playful to tragic, conservative to experimental, but they all have one thing in common: they are no more than 25 words long. Robert Swartwood was inspired by Ernest Hemingway's possibly apocryphal six-word story—"For Sale: baby shoes, never worn"—to foster the writing of these incredibly short-short stories. He termed them "hint fiction" because the few chosen words suggest a larger, more complex chain of events. Spare and evocative, these stories prove that a brilliantly honed narrative can be as startling and powerful as a story of traditional length. The 125 gemlike stories in this collection come from such best-selling and award-winning authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Ha Jin, Peter Straub, and James Frey, as well as emerging writers.
Come join us for a reading from Hint Fiction featuring: Jenn Alandy, Jeremy D. Brooks, Daniel Olivas, Gay Degani, Robin Rozanski, A. J. Slye, and Robert Swartwood.
WHERE: Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA
WHEN: Wednesday, November 3
TIME: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We suspect that you will have a good time...The New Yorker thinks so.
In honor of this new anthology, I invite you to post your own hint fiction in the comments to this post. You think it's easy? Come on, try it...I dare you.
In honor of this new anthology, I invite you to post your own hint fiction in the comments to this post. You think it's easy? Come on, try it...I dare you.
Okay, Dan, taking off on the Hemingway apocrypha:
ReplyDelete"Baby hated losing them but, licking blood off her unworn shoes, she posted the ad. Someone to fix her botella, could wait two weeks, easily."
RudyG