Craft three pieces of flash fiction

A Stranger Comes to Town

Write your first story
They say all stories fall into two categories: a stranger comes to town, or let's go on an adventure (which is stranger comes to town from the opposite perspective).

Your first assignment is to write your first piece of flash fiction, a 500 word story on the theme "a stranger comes to town."

Please post your work in the student gallery for feedback, and share your experience, questions, or comments with the class.

Let's Go on an Adventure

Write your second story
Remember that your "a stranger comes to town" story is also a "let's go on an adventure" story told from the opposite perspective.

For this class, rewrite your 500 word "a stranger comes to town" story as a 300 "let's go on an adventure" story.

Please post your work in the student gallery for feedback, and share your experience, questions, or comments with the class.

Another Stranger Comes to Town

Write your final story
Here's where things get really challenging. You've already switched the perspective of your 500-word "a stranger comes to town" story to make it a 300-word "let's go on an adventure" story. Now flip it back to "a stranger comes to town," but this time condense it so it's short enough for Twitter.

Post your work in the student gallery for feedback, and share your experience, questions, or comments with the class.

Additional Resources

"God the Midget" by Etgar Keret

"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid

"OIF" by Phil Klay

"Gorillas" and "Wings" by Ben Loory

"Forgetting Caen" by Lydia Davis

"Break" by Rabih Alameddine

"Broke" by Aimee Bender

"How Many" by Bryan Washington

"Seven Stories" by Alex Epstein

Miguel Rojas

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