Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction: Tips from Editors, Teachers, and Writers in the Field

Edited by Tara L. Masih

Where are the Snows: Poems

Kathleen Rooney

Today in the Taxi

Sean Singer

Class – One of my all-time favorite writers is Christine Sneed. Her books – “Portraits of a Few of the People I’ve Made Cry,” “Little Known Facts,” “Paris, He Said,” “The Virginity of Famous Men,” and others – are moving, funny, poignant, insightful. So I jumped at the opportunity to study in an online class Christine recently taught. Flash Fiction. Via Stanford. The readings included three wonderful books, “Today in the Taxi,” “Where are the Snows: Poems,” and “Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction.” The class also included conversations with two of the authors, Kathleen Rooney and Sean Singer as well as numerous tips, feedback and practical advice from Christine herself. What’s more, comments from my fellow students – we workshopped each other’s stories – also were encouraging and thought-provoking. If you get a chance to study with Christine, do it.