" If the art of the short story is knowing what to leave out, what is the art of microfiction? The authors included in Writing to the Edge demonstrate many ways of making much from little. In pieces ranging in length from a few pages to a line or two, they intrigue, amuse, sadden and enlighten us in turn. Their carefully chosen words and striking images provide vivid glimpses into other lives, other places, other minds. EMERITUS PROF. ELIZABETH WEBBY AM Here is tight, thoughtful writing that stays with the reader after the page is closed. SHADY COSGROVE New voices, new ideas, refreshed old...

"Here are short and clever pieces by thirty contemporary Australian writers on topics ranging from the eroticism of mash potato, parenting as magic realism and a tongue-in-cheek history of the Cyclops bicycle. The fusion of poetry and prose has created a feast for our literary taste buds. Expect synergy. Julie Chevalier, an editor of Small Wonder. Prose poems and microfiction appeal to people don t have the time to read War and Peace. They appeal to people who need an instant blast of colour before hurrying off to a packed day. Microfiction distills elements of narration into, in this case, a...