Desafio

"How short can a story be and still be considered a story? Maybe the question should be asked differently: how short can a story be and still be considered a good story? What's the briefest possible narrative that still allows for a satisfying read? I think I have found the answer. Consider for a moment that the paragraph you just finished reading contains exactly 55 words. It's an absurdly tiny number. No, it's an impossibly tiny number. So how could it allow for any kind of scope or quality? All I know is that's the length of a typical Fifty-Five Fiction Story, and that it does. All in a measly 55 words."

Steve Moss

NA HORA DA CAMA

- Cuidado, amor, está carregada - disse ele, novamente no quarto.
Ela apoiara a cabeça no recosto.
- Pra sua mulher?
- Não, muito arriscado. Vou contratar um profissional.
- Que tal...eu?
Ele, sorrindo condescendente:
- Sutil... mas quem seria bobo pra contratar mulher como pistoleiro de aluguel?
E ela, umedecendo os lábios, mirou pelo cano da arma:
- Sua mulher...

Jeffrey Whitmore

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