Flash Fiction is the current term of choice for the short-short story-a fast-paced, pared-down narrative parcel which can be read on short subway rides, often between stops. In this funny, heart-warming and sometimes eerie collection, you will encounter: An anonymous message of such diabolical power it turns any recipient into an emotional basket case. An eager young teacher who experiences the most catastrophic lesson-plan failure in human history. A suburban husband who gets the motor vehicle department to issue him a license plate that the New York Times won't print. A college professor...

Flash Fiction is the current term of choice for the short-short story-a fast-paced, pared-down narrative parcel which can be read on short subway rides, often between stops. In this funny, heart-warming and sometimes eerie collection, you will encounter: An anonymous message of such diabolical power it turns any recipient into an emotional basket case. An eager young teacher who experiences the most catastrophic lesson-plan failure in human history. A suburban husband who gets the motor vehicle department to issue him a license plate that the New York Times won't print. A college professor...