BLINK: Flash Fiction Before You Can Bat an Eye [Paperback]

Pam Calabrese MacLean (Author), Ladianne Mandel (Author), Wanda Wade Mukherjee (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2006

Delightfully funny, sometimes sinful, occasionally mournful--this collection of flash fiction stories tells the stories of folks at various crossroads whose lives intermingle in brief, transitory moments intersecting at times--and on that rare occasion add up to something momentous.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: The Paper Journey Press (July 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977315649
• ISBN-13: 978-0977315642
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,316,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Book for the Quick Read, August 31, 2006

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Kathleen Sindell (Alexandria, VA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BLINK: Flash Fiction Before You Can Bat an Eye (Paperback)

Over the last ten years many non-fiction how-to books have gotten shorter and more concise. "Blink: Flash Fiction Before You Can Bat an Eye" shows how this trend is affecting fiction. "Blink" is an excellent book for a busy housewife (or househusband) who doesn't have time for a long read, a business professional who wants a short read on the commuter train, or anyone interested in entertaining and thoughtful short stories.

2.0 out of 5 stars Probably skip it, June 4, 2011

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S. Girard (NH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BLINK: Flash Fiction Before You Can Bat an Eye (Paperback)

I thought most of these stories were fairly boring and unimaginative. There are some good ones, however, and the book was a quick read.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A great disservice to a vital form., February 8, 2008

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R. Wilson (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BLINK: Flash Fiction Before You Can Bat an Eye (Paperback)

Flash Fiction and Prose Poetry, wonderful forms when written from the heart and guts. Here, junk compiled by a painfully dull editor. Skip it. Better off getting a subscription to Opium or one of the other good magazines that highlight this type of writing. Hopefully this will save you some frustration.