The Sublime Literary Minimalism Of One-Sentence Stories
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INVISIBLE DRIVING – The original bipolar memoir. Unique in that it takes readers inside a manic episode – from liftoff through recovery. Incendiary.
MOONLIT TOURS – Dark comedy/social satire/crime drama. This gritty, urban novel is thick with quirky characters from all social strata. Acerbic.
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The Sublime Literary Minimalism Of One-Sentence Stories
1. Charles Bukowski stared at the label and understood at last that Blatz was both a product name and a promise.
2. Barbra Streisand, Kenny G, and Russell Brand were trapped in a burning warehouse; outside Hunter Thompson wondered which one he’d shoot first.
3. It had become impossible for Gertrude Stein to pretend she didn’t enjoy rebuilding transmissions.
4. Despite a sound thrashing from Ernest Hemingway, the mime refused to speak.
5. Tom Waits, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs walked into a bar, and stayed.
6. Publishers of Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying, by Derek Humphry, include Complete Monologues of Garrison Keillor with newly released Fourth Edition.
7. Initial optimism vanished as the parachuting club for chronic stutterers closed quietly after what was referred to thereafter as, “the horrible incident”.
8. Jorge Luis Borges went to the supermarket in search of a knife fight.
9. A recently discovered deathbed confession by Jackson Pollack reveals, “It was just a joke.”
10.Quentin Tarantino, in a guest lecture at UCLA film school, surprised the audience by revealing, “If you can cut and paste you can make it in this business, it’s not plagiarism, it’s homage.”
INVISIBLE DRIVING – The original bipolar memoir. Unique in that it takes readers inside a manic episode – from liftoff through recovery. Incendiary.
MOONLIT TOURS – Dark comedy/social satire/crime drama. This gritty, urban novel is thick with quirky characters from all social strata. Acerbic.
WASHED UP – Wickedly funny novel delivering an irreverent, affectionate take on alcoholism and recovery in the genteel suburbs. Transformative.
Buy one today. If you’ve read them, please tell someone else about them. Thanks!
The Sublime Literary Minimalism Of One-Sentence Stories
1. Charles Bukowski stared at the label and understood at last that Blatz was both a product name and a promise.
2. Barbra Streisand, Kenny G, and Russell Brand were trapped in a burning warehouse; outside Hunter Thompson wondered which one he’d shoot first.
3. It had become impossible for Gertrude Stein to pretend she didn’t enjoy rebuilding transmissions.
4. Despite a sound thrashing from Ernest Hemingway, the mime refused to speak.
5. Tom Waits, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs walked into a bar, and stayed.
6. Publishers of Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying, by Derek Humphry, include Complete Monologues of Garrison Keillor with newly released Fourth Edition.
7. Initial optimism vanished as the parachuting club for chronic stutterers closed quietly after what was referred to thereafter as, “the horrible incident”.
8. Jorge Luis Borges went to the supermarket in search of a knife fight.
9. A recently discovered deathbed confession by Jackson Pollack reveals, “It was just a joke.”
10.Quentin Tarantino, in a guest lecture at UCLA film school, surprised the audience by revealing, “If you can cut and paste you can make it in this business, it’s not plagiarism, it’s homage.”
Posted by blog.alistairmcharg.com at 2/1/2012 11:08 AM 
Categories: Writing, Art
Tags: Art Literature Short Stories Very Short Stories Parody Satire
Categories: Writing, Art
Tags: Art Literature Short Stories Very Short Stories Parody Satire
These are gems. who ever imagined you could read 10 whole stories while brushing your teeth. They've got it all: character, plot, theme, pathos, irony, all rendered with the greatest economy. they deserve the widest possible readership.
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A: Thanks for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed them. FYI - this post received more hits than any other so far, which, I suppose, is the widest possible readership, for me at least. All the best, A
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