It has been more than thirty years since the term "flash fiction" was
first coined, perfectly describing the power in the brevity of these
stories, each under 1,000 words. Since then, the form has taken hold in
the American imagination. For this latest installment in the popular
Flash Fiction series, James Thomas, Sherrie Flick, and John Dufresne
have searched far and wide for the most distinctive American voices in
short-short fiction. The 73 stories collected here speak to the
diversity of the American experience and range from the experimental to
the narrative, from the whimsical to the gritty. Featuring fiction from
writers both established and new, including Aimee Bender, K-Ming Chang,
Bonnie Jo Campbell, Bryan Washington, Robert Scotellaro, and Luis
Alberto Urrea, Flash Fiction America is a brilliant collection,
radiating creativity and bringing together some of the most compelling
and exciting contemporary writers in the United States.