For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

by lucypevensie

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I had read, somewhere, an author who wrote stories that were only two or three lines of a column long—maybe twenty words, tops. They were unfailingly compelling, giving me, the reader, just enough to set my imagination spinning.

I rather expected a ficlet to only be about that length. But now, with easily double the number of words necessary for such an endeavor (and many words added in on second blush), this little literary polaroid picture is barely half full.

Perhaps this phenomenon is why, in grad school, my papers are never quite long enough.

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  1. For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

    uselessness' Buddy Icon uselessness

    Posted 4 months ago

    Welcome to the site! I can’t wait to read more (short) stuff from you! :-)
    LoA

  2. For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

    Eckhouse's Buddy Icon Eckhouse

    Posted 4 months ago

    Another welcome. It’s always easier to make many things out of a few words than it is to make a few words out of many things. And starting with Hemingway in any respect is never a bad idea. (Speaking of which, I’ve got some writing to do…)
    LoA

  3. For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

    Writer4Life00nj's Buddy Icon Writer4Life00nj

    Posted 4 months ago

    welcome to ficlets its such a great place to write I hope to see some of your work!

    LoA

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