Story Bytes give opportunity for a brief, quick interlude, allowing readers to choose from a variety of story lengths. If, after perusing a very short 64 or 128 word story, someone discovers they really enjoy the site, they can spend a bit more time exploring lengths of 1024 or 2048 words. Of course, a power of 2 does not guarantee a short story. And while just about anyone can sneak in a 2 word story between corporate strategies or Dilbert comics, the same may not be true with a 20,000 word story. If you're still interested in more detailed information on the Story Byte format, please feel free to check the Writer's Guidelines page.
Some stories can be bizarre, while others quite lucid.
As you can see, it's tough to pin down a collection of stories with a general, all-encompassing description. However, these very short stories often do tend to examine a slice of life, one fleeting moment that may serve as a defining incident or provide an important revelation. Story Bytes certainly have an advantage here, for the very short story format lends itself well to a telling of this type. So much so that it forms a core philosophy behind a myriad of these very short stories. One final element worth noting, often shared between the shortest of the stories, is that these very short Story Bytes tend to have repercussions that last beyond the blaze mark tagging the end of each story.