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Michael Averill's avatar

Geez Louise! You have really nailed the 50 word story form. These are so powerful and potent in their own right, but also as a mini collection.

Has this experience affected your longer story writing? Is there no going back? Haha.

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Paul D'Arcy's avatar

Hey, thanks, Michael! I always appreciate your input. Thank you, my friend..

They're kind of like little songs, aren't they? - at least that's how they feel to me.

At first, I was just writing random 50-word stories...like a diary or journal - whatever popped into my head when I sat down to write.

Lately, though, I've been experimenting with 'theme.' I've never done that before...kind of like what an album used to feel like when I was growing up in the 70s

As for "going back" ...I don't know if this is a "phase" or a "period" but I'm really enjoying it. Who knows what it might lead to, right?

That's half the fun of it. 🥳

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Michael Averill's avatar

I'm enjoying it too! Thanks for sharing your journey with them!

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