DIFFERENT KINDS OF FICTION BY FILIPINOS
Flash Fiction a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity Example of a Flash Fiction is a written work of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard entitled, "A VERY SHORT STORY" VERY SHORT STORY Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Your world -- or your mind -- does not allow for an afternoon walk to the museum, nor a stop at the chapel for silent prayer, a glass of halo-halo under the ipil-ipil, laughter and stories, for old time’s sake. It allows for a few hours at the Hilton. Face like stone you give a false name to the man at the registry, pay in cash, and ascend to the sun-streamed room, for an afternoon of sad, hot-blooded lovemaking. Face like stone, you tell your wife whom you have long-ago stopped loving, that you had a late business meeting with some Japanese clients. (It’s the same story you had left at your of...