Micro Stories For A Hectic World

Want to read a good story, but just don’t have the time? Want to have something to do while you wait for the bus? Stuck in a doctor’s office with nothing but year old travel magazines? You need a micro story for your hectic world. Micro stories are all a thousand words or less. They take only a few minutes or less to read. Micro Stories for a Hectic World has over one hundred of these stories grouped into seven genres. If you want to read something funny, there are Humor stories galore. Want to be transported to a far off world? Check out the Science Fiction collection. Look at what people are saying about Micro Stories for a Hectic World: I was so excited when I heard about this book that I immediately scheduled a checkup so I could sit in my doctor's office and read these stories as they were meant to be read. - Waiting Woman I am glad that, because the stories are grouped by literary type, I can get my daily balance of genres from one amazing book. - Literary Dietician I counted every word of every story and all of the stories are at or under 1,000 words. Therefore I must conclude that Mr. Meiman has good math skills. - Anonymous Accountant Edward Meiman has been so many places and done so many things it is not surprising he could so easily flow from genre to genre, changing styles as he goes. You can read a guns-a-blazin’ action story and follow it up with a heartwarming tale of love fulfilled. Micro Stories for a Hectic World is indeed a treasure trove of literary fulfillment. For more information on the book and the author, as well as never before published stories, visit: http://www.meiman-ed.com/microstories.

The microstory is by definition an extremely short story. Like any other fiction, the microstory must contain a beginning, a middle, and an ending. These can be challenging to write, for the writer must choose the most succinct way of telling a story that has purpose and meaning, yet uses so few words. Writers of microstories take their reader on a brief but intense journey; capturing imagination and inspiration, conjuring places and people, taking us away from ourselves, without having to commit a great deal of time and energy into the reading of it... a perfect micro-escape in today's busy world. The microstories that made the grade for this anthology have been submitted from writers across the globe. For some, this is their first publication of fiction work, while others are seasoned veterans of writing microstories and fiction. It is great to be able to include such a variety of writers with work of great quality, especially when considering English is a second language to many. Although these stories are brief, it is likely many of them will remain in your thoughts long after you put the book down. Like poetry, the best time to read a microstory is after you have read it for the first time, which enables you to discover further hidden layers of meaning. While no theme was specified in the call out for submissions, it is a joy to see recurring themes emerge throughout the book, including philosophy, spirituality, love, and of course, Covid-19. I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I have. It is wonderful to see creativity shine out beyond the difficulties of this challenging year for us all. Stay safe, and happy reading to you!

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