The Irish Times discusses it.
From the piece...
But what is a flash and why is the form gaining in
popularity? It’s hard to define exactly what a flash is, as no one
definition is accepted, never mind a name: they are variously called
short-short stories, micro fiction, pocket-size, postcard, palm-size and
smoke-long stories.
In my world a flash has about 500 words and
is part poem, part story. Plot is not as crucial as atmosphere and
significant detail, and, for me, language is paramount. Though short on
words, the flash story is long on depth and should sting like good
poetry. Punchy, succinct and surprising, the best flash will shift the
reader’s heart but also keep it beating hard.
Just
like poetry, every word in a flash must deserve its place. Flash
stories revel in musical prose. There is no room for frills and
furbelows but there is for hints, implication and mystery. They
accommodate the surreal and quirky well.
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