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A few days ago, Mark Kerstetter tweeted "@TonyNoland Hey Tony, is this
you? http://tinyurl.com/23vclqy"

Why, yes. Yes it is. On the webmag "Escape Into Life" is a piece about 6MinuteStory, a writing prompt website. It's all about how this kind of fast-paced writing system makes for prose that is tight, focused, riveting. The article includes two sample pieces from 6MinuteStory that are good examples of this.

The first, a gripping and disturbing little bit of creepy mayhem, is "Bury My Heart At Wounded Thigh", by Tony Noland.

Ahem.

I wrote this in six mutues, based on a prompt from the website software. Everything, from plot to spellcheck, has to happen in those six minutes. It is as extemporaneous a piece of fiction as can be done. I'm pleased it came out well enough to make the front page.

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2 comments:

  1. Wow. That is so cool. Congratulations!

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  2. Thanks! I've been accessing the Internet via Blackberry for several days, and didn't realize that the graphic at the top of that page is a screenshot of my user profile at 6MinuteStory. I'm all over that story. Amazing!

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