Self-Published Sunday Julie Ann Weinstein Flashes from the Other World

[Giovanni Gelati]

I am going to have to split some hairs on this one. The title Flashes from the Other World is for a grouping of short stories by Julie Ann Weinstein; it is not just one story. The way I have justified using it
today instead of on Digital short Saturday (where it could also fit), is that
if you get the e-version of the book you
can read as just that, a bunch of digital shorts. This is a very eclectic grouping
of stories, but I think that for the description or feel of what lies inside
for you, I am going to pull some words from the author out of the books
introduction so we can all gain a better understanding to the point of the
exercise and the concept and basis of the stories within.

Here goes: “The majority of stories in this collection are short and that’s on purpose and in keeping with the style of flash fiction. In this particular medium the stories are typically not more than a 1,000
words. What I enjoy about writing flash
fiction vs. longer works is that with flash it’s more about the language, the
immediacy of the story compared to a longer body of work like a novel which has
set up and back story.

Flash fiction is often a blending of prose and poetry, but a flash story doesn’t have to be poetic or lyrical. Rules can be bent and twisted, but at the heart of all flash fiction is a preciseness of language.
It’s probably what first drew me to this medium, that and its experimental
nature, plus while working on novels I kept having “other” story ideas. One
night I made a timed assignment for myself that would write a new story in a
couple of hours, then I had to go back to the novel revisions as if that were
work and the flash were play. And play it is! I’ve been hooked ever since.”

I have been taking samples of stories from all over the book. They vary in tone and structure for me is what sets this work apart from others. I view this as no different than an author pulling together their
various digital shorts and putting them in one package for us. I get the feel
that is just the plan for many authors as they start to build a catalog of
digital shorts. Flashes from the other World may just be ahead of the curve a
bit. Check it out; it may be something you wish to have in your elibrary and
reference on occasion as you look for something a bit more diverse in your
week. A respite from the norm, a quick hit of fun, or should I say many quick
hits of fun.

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