num_pages: 168
description: Fiction. Edited by Abigail Beckel and Kathleen Rooney. Introduction by Ron Carlson.BREVITY &amp; ECHO is an essential anthology of previously published short shorts by Emerson College alumni. BREVITY &amp; ECHO broadens the scope of this rich and expanding genre with a wide range of flash fiction styles, and celebrates of the continuing legacy of Emerson's writing program. The anthology contains work by Don Lee, Denise Duhamel, Lee Harrington, and many more, as well as an introduction by Ron Carlson and an afterword by Pamela Painter. These tiny fictions--the longest weighing in at 1400 words and the shortest at just 55--appeared originally in the pages of such books and journals as McSweeney's, StoryQuarterly, Quick Fiction, What If?, Night Train, failbetter, and Best American Non-Required Reading.
language: English
title: Brevity & Echo: An Anthology of Short Short Stories
titlecomplete: Brevity & Echo: An Anthology of Short Short Stories
genres: Literature, Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies
ratings_count: 52
publisher: Rose Metal Press