"Genre microfiction" at Wondermark.
I was talking with a friend about a Twitter-based fiction contest that he’d seen, and he mentioned that this contest had stipulated genre requirements. So, of course, the conversation turned to how short a story could possibly be and still have some recognizable genre. I postulated that it wouldn’t take much at all:
“A final tear dripped down her dying cheek. Cancer! On our wedding day!” [Drama/romance]
“A final tear dripped down her dying cheek. Tuberculosis! On our wedding day!” [Period romance]
“A final tear dripped down her dying cheek. Nanobots! On our wedding day!” [Sci-fi]
… Following several more examples in the same vein, the blogger challenges his commenters to write their own, and hilarity ensues.
As far as I'm concerned, Commenter Yeah No wins the thread. I also liked the all-caps one, kind of comes full circle in a nice historical way, don't you think?
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