flash fiction
n.— «In the last class I took the definition of short story was 600 words, which is referred to as “flash fiction.” And we only had to do two of these glorified vignettes by Finals.» —“Toward the Outback” Fourth Dimensional Blog Jan. 4, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
In a conversation with novelist Ann Patchett, writer Elizabeth McCracken makes a pithy observation about the difference between a novel and a short story. This is part of a complete episode.
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