Flash fiction is widely acknowledged to cover stories ranging from five to two thousand words. At the higher end of the word count it is hard to differentiate between it and traditional short stories.
Flash fiction allows an author significant license to play with form and structure. While it may convey a complete story, it often offers just a brief window into the lives of its characters. A good analogy is to imagine a struck match that illuminates a scene for a short time, before just as quickly fading to darkness.
In the best of flash fiction not a single word will be wasted which also helps to increase the emotional impact on the reader.
And, it's a lot of fun to write!
Flash fiction allows an author significant license to play with form and structure. While it may convey a complete story, it often offers just a brief window into the lives of its characters. A good analogy is to imagine a struck match that illuminates a scene for a short time, before just as quickly fading to darkness.
In the best of flash fiction not a single word will be wasted which also helps to increase the emotional impact on the reader.
And, it's a lot of fun to write!