How to Write Flash Fiction

Matthew Donnellon
The Startup
Published in
3 min readSep 28, 2019

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Flash fiction is dangerous fiction.

It’s the kind of story that leaves zero room for error. Here, the writer must be at the top of his or her game or risk seeming like a fool.

It’s playing with fire.

Too long and you’re boring.

Too short and you’re just a tease.

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Matthew Donnellon
The Startup

Matthew Donnellon is a writer, artist, and sit down comedian. He is the author of The Curious Case of Emma Lee and Other Stories.