fwriction

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Dragnet, Fwriction, Five Chapters, Found Press, Wigleaf, Joyland, and of course, Little Fiction, are just a few that are doing great things for the short story, and the short story writer. And then there’s the countless online contests and numerous journals from universities across North America, and the writers like Sarah Selecky, who are doing more for the short story than simply writing them.

One look at the long and growing list of online literature over at The (just-launched) Letter Punch is an indication of this resurgence.

The short story is real again. And it has the potential to be bigger than ever. It’s a great way to discover new writers, and in the day and age when anyone can self-publish and put their stuff straight into the world’s biggest ebook retailers, a short story can be an invaluable gateway for both readers and writers. It’s also a perfect format for today’s active lifestyles (and yes, that is indeed a nod to Polvo). The short story is bite size. It’s an mp3. It’s not the full album.