Here A Drabble, There A Drabble...

By Jason Mott

Contained within this book is a collection of 40 flash fiction stories known as 'drabbles'.
A drabble is a short, 100 word story that is designed to tell a story as briefly as possible. They're great for when you want a quick tale to satiate your literary appetite.
The subject matter of the drabbles varies from the humorous, to the macabre and the strange. There's sure to something for everyone!
Go ahead, and dive into the world of drabbling; You won't regret it!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jason Mott
• Release date: Apr 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310953415

Jason Mott

Jason Mott holds a BA in fiction and an MFA in poetry and is the author of two poetry collections. His writing has appeared in numerous literary journals, and he was nominated for the 2009 Pushcart Prize. Jason lives in North Carolina.

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Acknowledgments

The author would like to take a moment to thank Mike Cook, the founder of drablr, for creating a website that allows authors like myself to have a place to practice our craft in the eyes of our peers, while testing our skills, as well as the other great authors on the drablr site, for their helpful and encouraging feedback.

Foreword

The stories contained in this volume are a collection of 100 word shorts known as drabbles.

What exactly is a drabble?

Noun

drabble (plural drabbles)

A fictional story that is exactly 100 words long.

The purpose of a drabble is brevity, testing the author's ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in an extremely confined space.

I hope you (the reader) enjoy this collection of drabbles, and that it inspires those of you that are interested in writing, to sit down and really test your skills.

Drabbling is not easy, but when you read the results, it is worth it.

Thank you for picking up this book, and giving it an honest read; you may discover something about yourself within these pages.

Jason Mott

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