Twiction

Apr 17, 2010

Twiction

Last year I became aware of what some call “Twiction” or “Flash Fiction” on Twitter (stories of 140 characters or less). I’ve enjoyed it whenever I find a brave writer soul who can be so creative while so constrained. I’ve thought about opening up my own Twitter Twiction account, but I’m not sure I could do it so well as some of these.

Here’s a list of Twiction authors I’ve found on Twitter and their most recent entry. You can follow them individually, or just follow my Twiction List. Know of more? Let me know!

Enjoy!

@twae (Chris Bower)

Anika slept soundly on brash corduroy pillows making headlines. She dreamt in glossy color pigments of her imagination.

@thaumatrope

That generation of children was brought up to be the greatest hope for us all. They were. We needed those organs.

@InstantFiction (William Brazill)

He painted over the canvas many times, but the original painting always came through. “You can’t change the past,” she wept. But he tried.

@novelsin3lines (Félix Fénéon)

Near Saint-Chamond, an automobile manufacturer from Lyon-Montplaisir crushed the little Faure girl beneath his wheels.

@sixwordstories

Armageddon imminent. Make list. Tick most.

@arjunaasu (Arjun Basu)

It happens not far from the home. He could smell its residue. He picks up the phone and calls his daughter. I hope he used a condom, he says

@VeryShortStory

Looking back on it now, maybe I made a mistake. Seemed right at the time, trading the Devil my soul…for a pre-release iPad.

@midnightstories (Ben White)

The mother says her infant son fell into the scalding bath, but the burn distribution–like a cookie dipped in milk–says otherwise.

@DeadEndFiction (short horror stories)

Only ghosts can walk through walls. But if he tried it enough times he would die from haemorrhaging, and pass vaporously into the brickwork.

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6 Comments

  1. deniz
    17 April 2010

    Wow – I can’t believe you picked an Arjun Basu story. What do they call this, serendipity? Massive coincidence? Near-impossibility? I used to work for him when he was editor of Air Canada’s EnRoute magazine!
    He recently had a book of short stories published :-)

  2. ND
    18 April 2010

    I’ve found quite a few more this weekend, so I’ll make a “part 2″post this week. I’ve also decided to go ahead and give it a try myself – follow @ND140 to read it!

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  3. Aubrie
    18 April 2010

    I love those one line stories. I’ve never tried it myself. I bet it would help with my writing if I did!

  4. Talli Roland
    18 April 2010

    I’ve always been intrigued by flash fiction but I’m too lazy to try it myself. I’ll have to check these out!

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  5. Girl Fren'
    18 April 2010

    I would have signed up, but snackhamster was taken.

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  6. Theresa Milstein
    21 April 2010

    140 characters for a story is an interesting exercise. It’s certainly easier than the six-word memoir!