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Liz Latty marked it as to-read Dec 12, Caroline rated it it was amazing May 20, Still the poems are fresh and enjoyable to read. Funny as hell, yet sad. These poems, for the most part, are well crafted and thoughtful.
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It was just a shame, when he died, that no-one noticed for three days. Funny as hell, yet sad. Cleaning his vandalized store, the toymaker stuffed a torn clown doll into an empty tin box, and an idea popped into his head. Twitter length fiction is the perfect vehicle for authors who want to challenge themselves or those who enjoy writing smaller, denser stories. It's tailor made for readers with a limited attention span or those who like to fill the waiting moments between events.
I'm not sure if twitter fiction is a true symptom of this attention deficit generation, but beautiful and convoluted things rise from those concise passages. May 28, Michael Morris rated it it was amazing Shelves: In an effort to write less and say more, I have taken to using the Twitter format bluemonk Along the way, I have found several others doing the same thing, precious few of them well.
In And Counting ,Joanne Merriam has collected pieces of microlit: I had expected to find some clever little lines, the sort of thing one thinks is funny or poignant the first time it is read and tedious after the third posting.
How In an effort to write less and say more, I have taken to using the Twitter format bluemonk However, nearly all of them are worth reading over and over. What should appeal to the average reader is that most of the poems will not read like the haiku so many dislike because it seems to say nothing quickly.
These poems, for the most part, are well crafted and thoughtful. The best of these caused me to stop and replay them in my mind. The stories here also work like good poems, jabbing at the senses, the heart, and the mind like a dagger making quick work of our preconceived notions about fiction. Don't be surprised if you find yourself chuckling one minute and gasping the next. A handful of the selections didn't work for me, but there were very few of these.
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And when I read over them a second time, I couldn't help thinking they would work for someone, that what didn't immediately resonate with me might well spark something in another reader. Chances are you have not heard of any of the authors in and Counting.
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But I hope you will have before too long. Joanne Merriam has collected some terrific pieces which well represent a genre that needs to be taken seriously. Dec 13, Judy marked it as to-read. Here is a collection of teensy-weensy works for those who have limited attention spans or may be multi-tasking marathoners. Editor Joanne Merriam has selected some of the best twitter-length pieces from the ongoing series "7x20" for this collection.
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Although one item was composed by this reviewer, it had been published elsewhere prior to its submission to "7x20", and is not the best piece in the book. So buy the collection and have a lot of fun reading it. Dec 13, Heather rated it it was amazing. I have a piece in this collection. I very much enjoyed these tasty little nuggets of literature. No matter the length, a good story or poem resonates with a reader after it's been read, and so many of these small pieces rang like tiny bells even after I turned the page. May 20, Caroline rated it it was amazing.
Love the concept,excellent writing, of course, I may be a bit prejudice as I have a haiku in the ebook!
Still the poems are fresh and enjoyable to read. Certainly I would recommend! May 23, Jamie rated it it was amazing. A wonderful take on modern language. Truly proves that the brevity of language we encounter on a daily basis is by no means a sign of an end to literature as we know it.