The Flash Fiction Emotional Terrorist

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Jason Boog

August 1, 2006

Know More: Creative Writing, Flash Fiction, Writing Resources 2.0, Writing Resources

Following our flash fiction discussion last week, dedicated reader Stephen Berg told us to check out Bob Thurber, "the king of flash fiction." So I did, finding the most hardboiled author page I've ever seen.

Dig it:

"At one time or another I’ve been called The Sam Peckinpah of flash fiction, 'A world-class minimalist,' and 'As ruthless an emotional terrorist as Picasso ever was.' Comparisons have also been made to a number of well-known dead authors, which, at my age, certainly gives me something to think about."

Myself, I think every webby writer should at least understand flash fiction, if only because it's the ideal genre to publish digitally, and Bob Thurber's work is a great place to start.

Sample this pitch-perfect short short story called "Unnecessary Impressions", it made my head spin...

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Can't get these Thurber links to work, but I did find a few of his short stories online by googling "bob thurber" A very nice one at http://www.nighttrainmagazine.com/pdfs/thurber.pdf if you're interested.

Posted by: Anonymous | September 6, 2006 11:32 AM | Permalink to Comment

A news blurb from Elimae.com:

"Bob Thurber has won the 2007 Barry Hannah Fiction Prize from The Yalobusha Review of The University of Mississippi. See the next issue."

Posted by: Anonymous | January 6, 2007 12:21 PM | Permalink to Comment

Wonderful writer.
Have a look at "Not the Real Jesus Christ," at Smokelong.
http://www.smokelong.com/flash/1653.asp
Great read!

Posted by: Anonymous | December 11, 2007 10:57 AM | Permalink to Comment

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