{"product_id":"micro-fiction-an-anthology-of-fifty-really-short-stories-9780393314328","title":"Micro Fiction: An Anthology of Fifty Really Short Stories","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTwo to three thousand stories began to show up annually in Tallahassee, and National Public Radio regularly broadcast the winner. But, more important, the Micro form turned out to be contagious; stories of this \"lack of length\" now dot the literary magazines. The time seemed right, then, for this anthology, presenting a decade of contest winners and selected finalists. In addition, Stern commissioned Micros, persuading a roster of writers to accept the challenge of completing a story in one page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJesse Lee Kercheval has a new spin on the sinking of the Titanic; Virgil Suarez sets his sights on the notorious Singapore caning; George Garrett conjures up a wondrous screen treatment pitch; and Antonya Nelson invites us into an eerie landscape. Verve and nerve and astonishing variety are here, with some wild denouements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow short can a Micro be, you wonder. Look up Amy Hempel's contribution, and you'll see.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393314328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.29h x 4.56w x 0.43d","brand":"Jerome Stern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636881682588,"sku":"9780393314328","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f48c22ae-8190-4f35-8595-64cbdd0408f0.jpg?v=1603843248","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/micro-fiction-an-anthology-of-fifty-really-short-stories-9780393314328","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}