Short story: “On Light”
by look i have opinions
“On Light,” by Seth Fried
863 words
From the Tin House blog (read here)
An excellent tiny story.
I might have said this before, but mediocre-to-good flash fiction often seems to be formed from just a clever idea—a joke, more or less. Really interesting flash fiction, the kind that stays with you, seems to usually be made from a clever idea plus some insight or depth or sense of conviction beyond just a joke. Hard to define.
