Sentences with phrase «longer flash stories»

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The literature is now full of stories about boxes that flash with red and green lights; disheveled physicists who stroll down the street with mismatched socks; clever Sherlock Holmes - inspired scenarios involving quantum robbers; even an elaborate tale of a baker, two long conveyor belts, and pairs of soufflés that may or may not rise.

I don't want to reveal too much, lest you don't know what's coming — I certainly did not — but suffice to say that Papa Georges was once, long ago, involved in the early days of movies, and now Hugo flashes back to tell his story.

Pirate Radio is neither historically accurate enough (it can't even stick to its year of 1966 to provide its tunes, some of which came out a little after («Jumpin» Jack Flash» is from 1968, as is «So Long, Marianne» by Leonard Cohen, to name but two) to provide interest in a bit of pop culture history, nor is it consistent enough to sustain its good cheer without collapsing from the weight of its own cutesy manipulations in its characters for laughs, It's not so much a story as it is a collection of sitcom moments meant to induce laughter and mirth, mixing it with all of the best rock tunes of its era.

The story opens on these four as ten - year - olds hanging around a Brooklyn counter, then flashes ahead fifty - eight years to show us how, while most kid friendships are history long before that, this quartet is bonded.

The movie starts in the present but keeps flashing back for long periods, telling the story of a crime and of the ensuing police investigation.

The pack includes: A long colourful display banner A display border with colourful Hermit crabs An A4 word card to use when writing about the story and sea creatures A title poster for display Word and picture cards of the different sea creatures in the story Word cards with words relating to the story on sea shells Sea creature flash cards Sea creature fact cards with simple facts about the sea creatures in the story Tracing pattern worksheets Match the label to the correct sea creature worksheet Colour photographs of different sea creatures and underwater scenes - great for discussion and displays Design a new house for Hermit crab worksheet Label the sea creatures worksheets A Hermit crab fact book to make and complete Fact posters about Hermit crabs with colour photographs Sequencing picture cards for the story Cut and paste sequence worksheet What happens next worksheets My favourite part of the story worksheet Comparing my house to Hermit crabs house worksheet - with different version for different abilities Cut and paste the months of the year with pictures of the corresponding sea creature Month cards for display with corresponding sea creatures Beginning, middle and end worksheet Count the different sea creatures on the shell worksheets An alphabet line on Hermit crabs A number line to 30 on different sea creatures A crab face mask to make - in colour and black and white Writing paper with themed borders Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves.

The pack includes: Colour pictures of Percy and the animals in the story Black and white pictures of Percy and the animals - great for colouring and art activities Percy's hut picture in the snow and without snow Snowy trees to add to adisplay to make a great snowy scene A number line to 50 on cute robins Alphabet bunting to hang in your classroom - each piece has a picture of one of the animals in the story and the lower case letter Winter clothing flashcards - great for discussion about clothes to wear when it is colder Word flash cards with words relating to the story - each card is decorated with a picture of Percy in the snow Question cards with questions about the story - great to add to a display A long display banner with the title and pictures of Percy and the animals A snowy board game to make and play A dice game to collect the pieces of each animal A worksheet to draw the scene from the window Photographs of snowy scenes - a great addition to any display Winter words - Words of snowflakes about winter A collection of rhymes and songs about winter Number rhyme about snowflakes with rhyme cards, face masks and props for singing the rhyme Snowflake alphabet jigsaws - find the two halves of the snowflakes with upper and lower case letters A collection of playdough mats linked to the story Dress Percy for winter - choose the appropriate clothes for Percy to wear in the snowy weather Colouring pictures of Percy and the animals and the snowy hut Stick puppets of Percy and the animals - great for retelling the story and for making up new stories Face masks in colour and black and white of Percy and the animals A colourful bingo game for the story «One Snowy Night» An A4 word mat with pictures and words relating to the story «Welcome to Percy's hut» large banner - great to use as part of a role play area of Percy's hut A game of snap to make and play Animals footprints in the snow - great to add to a display and for discussion Two different word searches with words and pictures relating to the story Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves.

Flash forward to October 18 of this year, to what I thought would be enlightenment, in the form of a front - page story in the New York Times, ««Culture of Poverty,» Long an Academic Slur, Makes a Comeback ``

Having a butterfly mind is part and parcel of being a short - form writer, as I am, churning out short stories, flash fiction, blog posts and journalism, never dwelling on any one project for long.

And do have a stab at flash — when so much else in the world of publishing takes so long to come to fruition, it's really gratifying to be able to complete a stand - alone story so quickly (though the polishing takes time).

Originally, I had some of my short stories (flash fiction and longer short stories) published in various anthologies in a more traditional way (write - > slush pile - > accept or reject - > contract - > payment - > promotion).

For flash fiction, include no more than three stories, each no longer than 1,000 words, in one document.

Long story, if anything, it would be a firmware update, or a work around to let you use flash on the ipad, but i would not hold my breath

All stories are short, which has to be expected from flash fiction, but some are one - sentence long, and this sentence is just the right length.

If I could get going a little earlier, I'd start looking at the flash fiction, flash memoir, and potential for longer stories in this eclectic collection I'm building.

To answer your question, I haven't written any flash fiction, and all the short stories I've read are longer than this, but my attempts to emulate the genre have left me with new respect for those who write it and do it well.

While this style works for flash fiction and some short stories, it doesn't work for most longer form writing.

One such writer is Italo Calvino, who wrote his novel, Invisible Cities, with flash stories that are one or two pages long.

For a long time in the United States, the only [flash fiction] tradition was a kind of one - page story published by consumer magazines like Ladies Home Journal.

The best flash fiction lingers in the mind long after the story has been read — the way of all great literary works of art.

The variety in form, from flash fiction and multiple point of view story - sequences, to fairy tale retellings and longer stories clocking in around 15 pages, helps to keep the collection dynamic and delightfully readable.

And there are some fine flash fiction examples where stories, one or two pages long, are comprised of just one or two (sometimes quite long) sentences.

The short, short story has a long and dignified history in its own right, despite the contemporary feel to flash fiction.

Publish something every month (at least 12 publications)-- most of these will probably be short stories or flash fiction anthologies, but I also intend to be working on some longer - format fiction, and probably some non-fiction too.

Wagner's own website is a catalog of his writing style, including sample flash fiction stories that are open to readers, as well as a purchasable works from short story anthologies and longer titles.

The lower - priority goals of revising short stories and writing flash fiction eclipsed longer writing because they fed into my first priority — earning 50 rejections.

But if your story doesn't have an ending — if, say, you find you've written a scene that could be part of a longer story, or even part of a novel — then it's not technically flash fiction.

As long as you price your e-book right, you can publish full - length books, novellas, short story or flash fiction collections, individual short stories — even your blog.

There are three submission categories: 1) short stories of any genre ranging from 1,000 to 7,500 words, 2) flash fiction with a word limit of either 55, 250, or 500 words, and 3) poetry no longer than three pages.

My «flash» stories were just cannibalized from my novels and other longer projects and given new titles.

Eventually you run out of excerpts or longer stories to butcher and you're forced to do what you should be doing from the beginning — seeing through the flash fiction lens.

I feel like the flash fiction I've written has been good practice for short stories, but I don't know if the same is true for longer work.

A Newbie's Guide to Publishing * No Extra Words a flash fiction podcast featuring short stories less than 2,000 words long.

Long dialogue (if you're not too interested in the convoluted story, don't be afraid; you're able to skip forward until the next flashback or flash - forward).