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Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: The Short Forms
Chapter 1: 55 Fiction
December 8, 1980, 5:59 P.M. by David Congalton
The More Things Change by Christine M. Ahern
Grapplemeyer by Shirley Powell
Your Turn Now
After the Exercise
A Tale of One Alley by Paul Alan Fahey
A Tale of One Alley by Paul Alan Fahey (revised)
The Road Not Taken by Paul Alan Fahey
No Biz Like Show Biz by Paul Alan Fahey
Making a Comeback by Paul Alan Fahey
Addis Ababa by Paul Alan Fahey
Flight of the Mockingbird by Paul Alan Fahey
Car Trouble by Paul Alan Fahey
Sup’osin by Paul Alan Fahey
A Cry for Help by Paul Alan Fahey
Expand your 55 Fiction to a 100-Word Summary
Artistic License by Paul Alan Fahey
Artistic License by Paul Alan Fahey (expanded)
Garden Reach by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Your Turn Now
Chapter 2: Flash Fiction
Examples of Flash Fiction
Carpathia by Jesse Lee Kercheval
Bye by Willy Bruijns
The Most Dangerous Time by Sue McGinty
Figment by Susan Tuttle
Anatomy of a Flash
Circle of Women by Paul Alan Fahey
Ladies of the Mesa by Paul Alan Fahey
Sisters by Paul Alan Fahey
Whodunit? by Paul Alan Fahey
Send Your Camel to Bed by Paul Alan Fahey
Moonlighting by Paul Alan Fahey
Mr. Withy’s Justice by Paul Alan Fahey
Nevermore by Paul Alan Fahey
Nevermore, Dearest by Paul Alan Fahey
Your Turn Now
Chapter 3: Loglines, Themes, and Three-Act Structure
Story Logline or Through Line
Your Turn Now
Theme
Your Turn Now
Three-Act Structure
Your Turn Now
Part 2: Expanding and Adapting Short Fiction
Chapter 4: Flash Fiction to Short Plays
Close Your Eyes and Think of England by Paul Alan Fahey
Your Turn Now
Chapter 5: Flash Fiction to Short Stories
The Wind by Paul Alan Fahey
Mistaken Identity by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Your Turn Now
Chapter 6: Flash Memoir to Personal Essays
Chicago 1974 by Paul Alan Fahey
Where We Going? by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Where Are You Going To? by Paul Alan Fahey
Your Turn Now
Chapter 7: Short Stories to Novellas
Wheel of Fortune by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
The Woman Who Ran Away by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Your Mother Should Know by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Your Mother Should Know by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Your Turn Now
Chapter 8: Flash Fiction for Character Development and Backstory
A Deadly Game of Malice by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Your Turn Now
She Never Went into the City by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Too Long Among the Dead by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Too Long Among the Dead by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Too Long Among the Dead by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Too Long Among the Dead by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)
Your Turn Now
Chapter 9: A Very Short Conclusion
Want Ad by Paul Alan Fahey
Part 3: Appendices
Appendix A: Rules for Writing 55 Fiction
Yes! You Can Be a Famous Writer! by Steve Moss
The Rules
Appendix B: 55 Fiction by Paul Alan Fahey
The Make-up Artist by Paul Alan Fahey
Good Hair Day by Paul Alan Fahey
Peeper by Paul Alan Fahey
Farewell to Manderley by Paul Alan Fahey
The Blue Scarf by Paul Alan Fahey
They’re Playing Our Song by Paul Alan Fahey
Season Finale by Paul Alan Fahey
Turnabout by Paul Alan Fahey
Appendix C: Flash Fiction and a Flash Play
Siren by Paul Alan Fahey
The Train to Montevideo by Paul Alan Fahey
Head Over Heels by Paul Alan Fahey
Fireworks by Paul Alan Fahey
And There Was Claudia by Paul Alan Fahey
Night Trip by Paul Alan Fahey
Blue Magic by Paul Alan Fahey
Following a Pattern by Paul Alan Fahey
Ladies Who Lunch by Paul Alan Fahey
Appendix D: Wheel of Fortune by Paul Alan Fahey
Appendix E: Character Development and Backstory
The Brooch by Paul Alan Fahey
What Sarah Remembered by Paul Alan Fahey
Close in Spirit by Paul Alan Fahey
Sometimes They Hear Us by Paul Alan Fahey
Wednesday’s Child by Paul Alan Fahey
She Never Went into the City by Paul Alan Fahey
Walking Granger by Paul Alan Fahey
Appendix F: For Further Reading
Permissions
Acknowledgments
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