Lovely Marie Gethins asked me some great questions about all things flash in the debut issue of Splonk: The Irish for Flash. Here’s an excerpt:
In terms of construction/technique, how is flash fiction different, in your view, from other genres – in particular poetry (including prose poems) and the short story?
“Flash lends itself particularly well to fluidity of form. While poetry and prose poetry can give the suggestion of a story or plot, flash must have it. So any technique must allow room for the sense of a story. I say “sense” of a story because I don’t think flash need follow the traditional constraints of plot (the Freytag Triangle, for example), but there must be movement or meaningful change.”
You can read the whole interview HERE.
Dedicated to publishing flash fiction and micro and founded by the wonderful writer, Nuala O’Connor, Splonk’s first issue features stories by Melissa Goode, Tania Hershman, Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar, Sharon Telfer, Sarah Freligh, Nick Black, Clio Velentza, Alex Reece Abbott, and more. Splonk has a great editorial team (Marie is a co-editor and interviews manager) and includes gorgeous artwork by Janice Leagra. Check it out!