I see ficlets as a great, amorphous dojo of writing, like a citadel of words atop a mountain of code. Some day soon, as more and more of us achieve that elusive dream of commercial publication, people will start to say…

“Who is this new author and where did she hone her craft?”

“What is this odd website popular authors keep thanking on their book jackets?”

“Why hasn’t my husband come to bed yet?”

And most importantly, “Wow, how awesome was that?!”

And the answer will be ficlets.