Meg Pokrass Microfiction Workshops

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Trapped in the Narrative Sand
A story told from various perspectives, in sections
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The First Law of Holes: New and Selected from Dzanc Books
Dear friends, I’m writing to tell you the happy news that my brand new flash fiction collection from Dzanc Books, The First Law of Holes: New and…
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Defamiliarisation: Challenge #1 physical/emotional description
with a challenge to write and share a line of physical description
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Surreal Microfiction w/ Meg Pokrass
Asynchronous: held in a private Facebook Group
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O, Mysterious Ending!
A quote about endings from Lydia Davis about the 'trail off' ending
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Prose Poem/ Micro Story Exercise by Jeff Friedman
Guest post by Jeff Friedman:
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Private Editing &/or Mentoring Options: April, 2024
Because I’ve been in the middle of looking for a new place to live (yikes!) I felt it was too hectic in April to lead a regular workshop. Instead, I…
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On Plunging In With An Open Heart
Putting advice from experts away and letting the instinct back in
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Prose Poetry for the Non-Conformist
The only real rule with prose poetry is don’t put the reader to sleep.
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March 2024

50-Word Story Prompt: After Bob Thurber's "Before She Was My Mother" (repost)
This is a repost! I had a technical issue and the original post was accidentally deleted. A lot of you enjoyed this prompt it so I’m posting it again…
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Why Saying Less is Saying More in Flash Fiction
Nudging the reader's foot without saying a word..
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The Joy a Timer: Roberta Allen’s Interesting Writing Method
Puzzle-solving instead of over-thinking
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