What is ? Flash fiction is an extremely brief story; sometimes just a few sentences long! © Jenna Smith 2015 www.musingsfromthemiddleschool.blogspot.com What is ? Flash fiction is an extremely brief story; sometimes just a few sentences long! © Jenna Smith 2015 www.musingsfromthemiddleschool.blogspot.com © Jenna Smith 2015 www.musingsfromthemiddleschool.blogspot.com “So, that’s it?” Mary choked, her eyes welling up with tears. “That’s it,” Harrison replied dryly, “nothing left to do but wait.” Harrison stuffed the test results into his back pocket, clutched Mary’s hand, and led her to the car as their twenty years of marriage trailed behind them burning with a fervor that is only possible when extinction is just 6-8 weeks away. example # 1 © Jenna Smith 2015 www.musingsfromthemiddleschool.blogspot.com “Thanks, it was nothing,” I said trying not to let my tone show the bubbling excitement coursing through my body. I casually tossed the baseball into the air and caught it gingerly in my glove, the same ball that had just managed to avoid contact with a bat for 92 pitches in the last two and a half hours, officially breaking a team record and securing that my name will forever be spoken with awe and reverence by 12-year old ball players throughout Highland County for the rest of eternity. “Never seen nothing like that,” Coach said lowly, slightly bowing his head in my direction. example # 2 © Jenna Smith 2015 www.musingsfromthemiddleschool.blogspot.com The lumbering footsteps were growing louder. My head raced, heart pounded, and eyes burned as I tried desperately to make out something, anything in the darkness that surrounded me. In seconds, the steps came to a stop next to where I was laying and I screamed knowing full well that it was of no use. example # 3 © Jenna Smith 2015 www.musingsfromthemiddleschool.blogspot.com “Callie,” Gianna called, “why don’t you come sit with us today?” I looked over at Gianna’s table where she sat alongside all her perfectly manicured friends with their shiny straight hair, white Chicklet teeth, and dangling earrings. “Ok,” I muttered nervously and went to sit down, but not before I caught a glimpse across the cafeteria of my best friend, Anna, watching me sadly from behind her thick glasses and wild curls, a frown plastered over her new silver braces. example # 4 Example #1 “So, that’s it?” Mary choked, her eyes welling up with tears. “That’s it,” Harrison replied dryly, “nothing left to do but wait.” Harrison stuffed the test results into his back pocket, clutched Mary’s hand, and led her to the car as their twenty years of marriage trailed behind them burning with a fervor that is only possible when extinction is just 6-8 weeks away. Example #2 “Never seen nothing like that,” Coach said lowly, slightly bowing his head in my direction. “Thanks, it was nothing,” I said trying not to let my tone show the bubbling excitement coursing through my body. I casually tossed the baseball into the air and caught it gingerly in my glove, the same ball that had just managed to avoid contact with a bat for 92 pitches in the last two and a half hours, officially breaking a team record and securing that my name will forever be spoken with awe and reverence by 12-year old ball players throughout Highland County for the rest of eternity. Example #3 The lumbering footsteps were growing louder. My head raced, heart pounded, and eyes burned as I tried desperately to make out something, anything in the darkness that surrounded me. In seconds, the steps came to a stop next to where I was laying and I screamed knowing full well that it was of no use. Example #4 “Callie,” Gianna called, “why don’t you come sit with us today?” I looked over at Gianna’s table where she sat alongside all her perfectly manicured friends with their shiny straight hair, white Chicklet teeth, and dangling earrings. “Ok,” I muttered nervously and went to sit down, but not before I caught a glimpse across the cafeteria of my best friend, Anna, watching me sadly from behind her thick glasses and wild curls, a frown plastered over her new silver braces. © Jenna Smith 2015 www.musingsfromthemiddleschool.blogspot.com You try! 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