I think the form can open up any writer because it’s really just a frisson, a shard, a tiny moment-you don’t have to commit to much. It had been several years since I’d shared writing on any consistent basis, and I just loved the very different types of stories I was writing compared to the novel I was ensnared by and the many more conventional short stories I’d grown bored by. I’m wondering what drew you to the short short form then and what continues to draw you to it?Īfter I read Paul’s pieces, a friend and I started swapping 100-word stories. You wrote the first two 100-word pieces on your site, one a photo prompt story and one an essay. But, yes, when I read his 100-word pieces in Eleven Eleven, I was taken by the form-the brevity, the assertion of a perfect length, the idea of gaps replacing words, and then each word having to do so much more. Paul has been a flashpoint for much in my life, as a writer, a scholar, a bon vivant, and the father of my best friend. Did you mean his memoir of 100 100-word stories? Can you say more? In what way? In your interview with Paul Strohm on 100 Word Story, you mention he was the inspiration, the flashpoint, for your “100 Word Story” site.
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Oh, and did I mention that he’s a professional clogger? On top of all that, he’s a good neighbor.
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Plus he’s got a bunch of jobs that add up to enough work for 3.5 people. Faulkner is writing in just about every form imaginable: short short story, regular short story, novel, interviews, book reviews, and a screenplay. He's also working on his first novel, Elsewhere, and blogging about books and writing at Lit Matters. He's currently the managing editor at the National Writing Project and founding editor of 100 Word Story. His stories have appeared in The Southwest Review, The Rumpus, Gargoyle, The Berkeley Fiction Review, Word Riot, The Big Ugly Review, Used Furniture Review, Ink, and Transfer. Officially, Grant Faulkner is a recent runner-up for The Southwest Review 's 2010 David Nathan Meyerson Fiction Prize. "We’ll Always Publish a Good Story." A Chat With Grant Faulkner, Editor of 100 Word Storyįor writers who need a warm-up exercise, Grant Faulkner’s got a challenge for you: In 100 words, try to capture a “frisson, a shard, and a tiny moment.”
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