The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction: Tips from Editors, Teachers, and Writers in the Field Author|Paul Kilgore Bryant describes the dark exhilaration

Bryant describes the dark exhilaration of receiving as an untested youth his first switch-blade knife and praises an ex-girlfriend who in trashing his work with savage honesty reminds him that what a poem says actually matters

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Wonka had his Oompa Loompas and so too did Glass fill his high-security fortress with a cast of crazy characters

" - Kenneth Olivier

" - Marcus Buckingham NYT-bestselling coauthor of First Break All the Rules and author of Now Discover Your Strengths

The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction: Tips from Editors, Teachers, and Writers in the Field Author|Paul Kilgore Bryant describes the dark exhilarationWith its unprecedented gathering of 25 brief essays by experts in the field, The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction meets the growing need for a concise yet creative exploration of the re emerging genre popularly known as flash fiction. The book's introduction provides, for the first time, a comprehensive history of the short short story, from its early roots and hitherto unknown early publications and appearances, to its current