Some stories don’t need chapters. They don’t even need a page.
They only need a moment — the kind that hits you right in the chest before you realize what just happened.
That’s the magic of microfiction — stories short enough to read between heartbeats, yet powerful enough to stay with you for days.
When Richard and I started exploring what makes those stories work, we realized how delicate it is: one word too many and the spell breaks; one word too few and it falls flat. So we built something simple and beautiful to show it in action.
It’s called Microfiction Explainer + “The Last Kiss of Debbie Bohn.”
The first page breaks down how microfiction compresses emotion, character, and meaning into just a few lines.
The second page shows it — a story that somehow says everything in less than 200 words.
And I’ll tell you this: Debbie Bohn makes me cry every time I read it.
If you’ve ever wanted to write smaller, feel deeper, or learn how to make every word count… this one’s for you.
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Microfiction Explainer + “The Last Kiss of Debbie Bohn”
by Barbara Quinn Bailey & Richard G. Bailey Sr.
Some stories only need a heartbeat.
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