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Lessons in microfiction

Look how these five words transform everything…

Someone sent me this, this morning and a, haha, of course! And b, look how the last line turns this into an actual story…

The last line, just five words, puts the reader into a specific moment. Something is happening. We have a character to root for. Stakes! Suspense! (Ok, mild suspense but still).

That line alone transforms the whole thing from an funny observation into a story.

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