Fissures
Book description
In Fissures, a collection of one hundred 100-word stories, Grant Faulkner uses the hard borders of the 100-word story form to evocatively capture the drama of the lacunae we live in, whether it's the gulf between a loved one, the natural world, or God.
"I've always thought life is more…
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Why read it?
2 authors picked Fissures as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I'm enough of a 100-word story junkie now to appreciate what Grant is doing in this book. Brilliant, evocative prose.
Also, Grant is the reason I ended up writing my part-anthology, part-teaching guide 100-WORD STORIES: A SHORT FORM FOR EXPANSIVE WRITING (that he wrote the introduction for) so I'm also such a Grant Faulkner fan that he needed a spot on this list. :)
Prior to reading this book, I was unfamiliar with 100-word stories (or drabbles). Even more, I had never seen a book that consisted entirely of 100-word stories before. Each one was a distinct and thorough world unto itself. It was through this book that I began to understand the possibilities for the 100-word form. If it were not for this book, I might have never really pushed myself to understand, appreciate, and write microfiction.
From Ran's list on microfiction for those with limited time to read.
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