This course explores the many forms of mini stories. Students will study flash fiction and nonfiction, ranging from 1,000-word stories, to stories that fit on postcards, down to six word stories, gaining valuable skills and practice. Lessons will include brief lectures on writing techniques as well as the ethics of writing true stories, class discussion on sample stories provided, writing from prompts, and critique sessions. Students will undertake the entire writing process from brainstorming and outlining, to drafting, then workshopping, and finally revising. Students will draft, workshop, and revise one or two short pieces and leave the course with strong writerly habits.