Kaj Tanaka walks us through the inspiration, construction, and revision of his 200 word story, Volleyball. This story appeared in issue 9.1 of NANO FICTION.http://nanofiction.org/category/issuesKaj Tanaka's stories have been featured in Longform, selected for Wigleaf’s Best (Very) Short Fictions, and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He is the nonf…

Maggie Su explains the whys and hows of fighting for the lines you love, the importance of believing in your own intention, and what radical self-love can look like. "Egg Alien" was originally published in Smokelong Quarterly. Read it here: http://www.smokelong.com/egg-alien/Maggie Su is a recent Indiana University MFA graduate whose work has appea…

What does it mean to be the one crawling through the doggy door? Amanda Malone gives the low-down on her flash story, "Someday Baby, You Ain't Gonna Worry About Me Anymore," originally published in Wyvern Lit. Other topics include: southern grit-lit, accents, and brevity in fiction. Read the story: http://www.wyvernlit.com/four/amanda-malone/A born…

Dennis Herbert talks about his story, "Everybody is Waiting," originally published by The Airgonaut in October of 2016. Dennis talks about influences as varied as childhood, Jurassic Park, the 1988 classic The Great Outdoors, and graduating from his MFA program.Read the story here:https://theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/01/everybody-is-waiti…

Writer Meghan Phillips talks about how a goal to write more poetry, plus a Kathy Fish workshop, plus memories of hormones came together to make her flash fiction story, ANGEL PEACHES BABY HONEY SWEETIE PIE SUGAR, published last year by WhiskeyPaper.Read her story ANGEL PEACHES BABY HONEY SWEETIE PIE SUGAR over at Whiskey Paper! http://www.whiskeypa…

Writer Tyrese Coleman talks hip-hop, metaphors, and how a trick ending doesn't cut it in flash. We go in depth about her story, "They Reminisce Over You," originally published in Hobart. Read the story here: http://www.hobartpulp.com/web_features/they-reminsce-over-youTyrese L. Coleman is a writer, wife, mother, attorney, essayist, and fictionist. …

Poet and essayist Michael Torres talks through his flash CNF, "Short Stories," originally published in Paper Darts.Read it: www.paperdarts.org/literary-magazi…1/short-storiesThis episode was produced by Tyler Barton. The music was also produced by Tyler Barton, under his musical moniker, yungpamp.FEAR NO LIT presents: Show Your Work

In this episode, Kara Vernor gives us a detailed look at how her flash story, "Don Johnson is Not Your Man" came into being.Read it: wigleaf.com/201208dj.htmBuy the book it appears in: www.splitlippress.com/because-i-want…you-a-pop-songKara Vernor’s fiction chapbook, Because I Wanted to Write You a Pop Song, is available from Split Lip Press. She h…

**this is the pilot episode, and at the time I made it, I was calling the show "Story Exploder," which is why the intro and outro contain that name**Pete Stevens gives us the scoop on his beautiful character-study of a story, "The Carnival Man"(Knee Jerk Magazine, February 2016).Read it: kneejerkmag.com/2016/02/the-carni…-by-pete-stevens/Pete Steve…