microfiction

American

[mahy-kroh-fik-shuhn] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌfɪk ʃən /

noun

extremely short stories, generally no more than a few hundred words in length.

Etymology

Origin of microfiction

First recorded in 1980–85; micro- ( def. ) + fiction ( def. )

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microfiction

The stories aren’t microfiction but, translated by Michael Favala Goldman, they’re really short — five or six pages each, somehow an ideal length.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2022

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