This past week I've been working with my students on writing revisions using the genre of flash fiction. Typically flash fiction is 1,000 words or less; for our purposes, we are sticking between 500 and 750. In order to model for my students I created a piece of my own, and I enjoyed reconnecting with my inner writer. One of my students, after hearing me read my first draft, asked me why I was a teacher instead of a writer #notsohumblebrag. Now that I've polished my story, I thought I'd share. It may still need a little work (I'm still not sure I'm happy with how I wrote the ending), but it sure was fun to create. Enjoy! The Golden Years “Mistakes are ok...but not here. You’re fired!” Fred started filling a cardboard box with his personal belongings from his locker. He wondered if they had a room of boxes somewhere, ready to hand out whenever someone was let go -- something that happened a lot. In his time at the company Fred only b...
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