Drabble

A Drabble is a short fanfiction constrained to exactly 100 words (though some say "as long as it's short"). Drabbles are usually written by authors as a writing exercise to write the best piece in the given size and is often simply a short scene or idea. A Drabble is not necessarily a joke; however, given the limitations, serious efforts tend toward oneshots rather than fully-fleshed narratives. These may also be called "micro-fics", "nano-fics" or "flash fics"; those terms can be applied to any very short story, and are not constrained by the 100 word limit.
Named after a joke in Monty Python's Big Red Book: "Drabble. A word game for 2 to 4 players. The four players sit from left to right and the first person to write a novel wins."
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