I recently read You Have Time for This, a book of flash fiction stories from Ooligan Press. What is flash fiction, you ask? It has been dubbed short-short stories or fiction— meaning 500 words or less. Each story is a quick, but complete, read by a wide range of contemporary American writers, dealing with a variety of subjects in an obviously short amount of time.
If you have a full schedule like I do, this kind of fiction is perfect for a quick distraction, giving you many stopping points, so you don’t feel like you’re cut off in the middle of something important. You Have Time for This is great to read on the MAX or bus, or whenever else you have a bit of free time.
The book features some of the best flash authors such as Katharine Weber, Steve Almond, Aimee Bender, Robert Boswell, and more. They are incredibly deft writers when it comes to creating flash fiction; each story draws you in immediately, getting you interested in character and plot in a very short time, without making you feel like you’ve missed anything.
I definitely recommend You Have Time for This to readers in a time crunch, those who enjoy short fiction, or who are looking to read something refreshingly different.
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