This book contains microfiction written by students in two classes at the University of Oklahoma in Spring 2021. Most of the stories are 100 words long, while some are even shorter: 25-word stories, two-sentence stories, even six-word stories. You’ll also find some story sequences, like “Seven Epic Sins” or “The Goddess Inanna,” which consist of several 100-word episodes. There are stories about love and loss, about student life, myths from around the world, spooky stories, nature tales… all powered by the creative imagination of these OU students who generously agreed to share their work. You can find out more at:
Anthology.LauraGibbs.net

The paragraph you just read about this book is 100 words long, as is this paragraph, and that’s also the length of most of the stories in this book. The tiny tales go by fast, but you can slow down when you find one you like. Read it again. Read it out loud. Let it sink in. Ponder the details. You might even supply some details from your own imagination, or decide to write your own microfiction after seeing what these authors have done with their tiny tales. You can find many more 100-word stories from different mythological traditions at:
100Words.LauraGibbs.net