This self-learning module is Quarter 2, Module 2 of 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World, a Senior High School subject. Titled “Differentiating 21st Century Literary Genres,” it compares two modern genres: graphic fiction and flash fiction. It was prepared by DepEd Region 4A CALABARZON (First Edition, 2021) so learners can study at home with step-by-step activities, tests, and an answer key.
What learners will learn
The module guides learners to compare and contrast 21st century literary genres and their elements, structures, and traditions from across the globe. After the module, learners are expected to:
- describe graphic fiction and flash fiction;
- read and respond critically to texts read;
- write in one of the genres;
- present similarities and differences of basic graphic fiction and flash fiction; and
- show an appreciation of modern literary genres as an appealing medium to literary conventions.
What is inside the module
The module has one lesson, “Literary Genres,” organized in these parts:
- What I Know: a 15-item multiple-choice pretest.
- What’s In: a short review of other 21st century genres, such as text-talk novels, digi-fiction, chick lit, and manga.
- What’s New: two sample stories, the comic “My Freaking Alarm!” by Demecia Dean and the flash fiction “The Unlucky Winners” by Nicky Johnson, with processing questions.
- What is It: the discussion of graphic fiction and flash fiction.
- What’s More: three activities, each followed by an assessment.
- What I Have Learned, What I Can Do, the final Assessment, and Additional Activities.
- Answer Key for the tests and activities.
Graphic fiction
Graphic fiction, or a graphic novel, is a comic book narrative equal in form and length to a prose novel. Pictures are arranged in sequence in image panels, and dialogue is written in speech bubbles. The illustrations let readers imagine and experience the characters and events.
The module lists these features of graphic novels, based on Singh (2012):
- Autographic forms, or marks of the author’s handwriting, make the novel feel like a manuscript and give a sense of intimacy.
- Readers fill in the blanks between image panels, which makes them imagine the actions in the story.
- Language and meaning come mainly from the relationship between images rather than words.
- Graphic fiction combines book and screen.
Examples given in the module:
- “In the Shadow of No Towers: 9/11” by Art Spiegelman (2004), about the trauma of Americans during the September 11 terrorist attack.
- “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” by Sarnath Banerjee (2009), set in 18th century Calcutta.
- “Louis Riel” by Chester Brown (2003), a fictionalized account of a violent 19th century rebellion on the Canadian prairie.
Flash fiction
Flash fiction is imaginative literature of extreme brevity, from a single word up to about a thousand words. It is also called micro stories, postcard fiction, nanotales, and short shorts. Its common characteristics, based on Sustana (2020), are:
- Brevity: the story uses as few words as possible.
- Complete plot: it still has a beginning, middle, and end.
- Surprising ending: a twist at the end is its hallmark.
“The Unlucky Winners” shows all three: in a few sentences, Jim wins the lottery, cannot find Pete to share it, spends the money, and then finds Pete’s red hat buried in his garden before the story ends in darkness. Other examples in the module are “Angels and Blueberries” by Tara Campbell, “Taylor Swift” by Hugh Behm-Steinberg, and “Unnecessary Things” by Tatyana Tolstaya.
Comparing the two genres
| Graphic fiction | Flash fiction | |
|---|---|---|
| Form | Images in panels, speech balloons, short narration, sound effects | Paragraph form, usually under 1,000 words |
| Story | Told mainly through pictures | Solid plot with a realistic character |
| Ending | Varies | Usually a surprising twist |
According to the answer key, both genres share traits of 21st century literature: they are written recently (2001 onwards), have current themes, and use unconventional structure or presentation.
How to use this module
- Learners: Start with the pretest to check what you already know. Then read the two sample stories, study the discussion, and do Activities 1 to 3 (similarities, differences, and a Venn diagram comparing the two stories). Each assessment asks for a three- to five-sentence paragraph or short answers, scored with the rubric provided. In “What I Can Do,” you turn a 30-word story into a 3-panel comic. Answer everything on a separate sheet and take the post-test honestly before checking the answer key.
- Parents and facilitators: Help your child follow the parts in order, and encourage them to ask the teacher when a task is hard.
- Teachers: Use the rubrics for the paragraph and comic tasks, and the Additional Activities table, where learners identify the genre of four listed stories.
The module asks learners not to write on its pages and to read each instruction carefully.
Frequently asked questions
What grade and quarter is this module for?
It is Quarter 2, Module 2 of 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World, a Senior High School subject.
What is the difference between graphic fiction and flash fiction?
Graphic fiction tells a story in comic form, with pictures in image panels and dialogue in speech bubbles. Flash fiction is a very short written story, usually under a thousand words, with a complete plot and a twist ending.
What are other names for flash fiction?
The module says flash fiction is also known as micro stories, postcard fiction, nanotales, and short shorts.
Does the module have an answer key?
Yes. It includes answers for the pretest, the final assessment, and Activities 1 to 3.
What writing task does the module give?
In What I Can Do, learners rewrite a 30-word story by Frances Pelismino as a 3-panel comic, graded on structure, creativity, and mechanics.
Full text of the module
The text below is a transcription of the PDF above, as printed.
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World – Quarter 2 – Module 2: Differentiating 21st Century Literary Genres
Senior High School
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Quarter 2 – Module 2: Differentiating 21st Century Literary Genres
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Senior High School
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Quarter 2 – Module 2: Differentiating 21st Century Literary Genres
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best help you on your home-based learning.
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What I Need to Know
This module is a self-learning material to guide you in developing a target competency in the course, 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World. You are expected to compare and contrast the 21st century literary genres and their elements, structures, and tradition from across the globe. Specifically, the discussion focuses on differentiating graphic fiction and flash fiction.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
- describe graphic fiction and flash fiction;
- read and respond critically to texts read;
- write in one of the genres;
- present similarities and differences of basic graphic fiction and flash fiction; and
- show an appreciation on modern literary genres as an appealing medium to literary conventions.
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
The following are common characteristics of flash fiction EXCEPT _____.
- a. brief
- c. has complete plot
- b. in panel images
- d. presents twists in the ending
“The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” by Sarnath Banerjee is a/an _____.
- a. epic
- c. melodrama
- b. flash fiction
- d. graphic novel
Flash fiction is also known as_____.
- a. Nanotales
- c. graphic fiction
- b. short story
- d. macro stories
Which flash fiction story tells how anyone can buy a perfect clone Taylor Swift at his doorstep?
- a. “Taylor Swift”
- c. “Clone of Taylor Swift”
- b. “Unnecessary Things”
- d. “Angels and Blueberries”
Which is a feature of a graphic novel?
- a. A Graphic novel is in condensed form.
- b. It presents micro-stories in each sub-plot.
- c. The main character victoriously attained his purpose in the story.
- d. It encourages interactivity in the minds of the reader as he fills in the blank between pages.
“In the Shadow of No Towers: 9/11” by Art Spiegelman is a/an _____.
- a. epic
- c. graphic novel
- b. flash fiction
- d. tragic drama
It is imaginative literature ranges from a word to a thousand.
- a. Tales
- c. flash fiction
- b. short story
- d. graphic fiction
A flash fiction presents a surprising ending which means that _____.
- a. it ends happily.
- c. it has a loose ending.
- b. it ends tragically.
- d. the story ends with a twist.
It refers to comic narratives in which pictures are arranged in sequenced in image panels.
- a. comic story
- c. flash fiction
- b. storyboard
- d. graphic fiction
Which is not TRUE about graphic novel?
- a. It combines letters and words.
- b. Image panels are very colorful.
- c. Graphics novel presents fewest words as possible.
- d. Illustrations allow the readers to imagine and experience the characters and events in the story.
Dialogues in graphic fiction are written in _____.
- a. text boxes
- c. speech bubbles
- b. image panels
- d. beside illustrations
“Louis Riel” of Chester Brown centers on a fictionalized violent rebvellion in the 19th century is an example of the literary genre.
- a. Graphic novel
- c. Melodramatic play
- b. Text-talk novel
- d. Flash fictional story
This story narrates the traumatic experiences of Americans during the 9/11 terrorists attack in New York.
- a. “Louis Riel”
- b. “Unnecessary Things”
- c. “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers”
- d. “In the Shadow of No Towers: 9/11”
Graphic fiction is also known as _____.
- a. digi-fiction
- c. graphic fiction
- b. flash fiction
- d. doodle fiction
Which does NOT belong to the group?
- a. Tragedy
- c. Text-talk novel
- b. Flash fiction
- d. Graphic fiction
Lesson 1 Literary Genres
Have you read flash or graphic fiction? How do they differ from one another? This module focuses on these two 21st literary genres, flash fiction and graphic fiction, which are more appealing to most of the learners like you than reading conventional literary texts.
What’s In
Module 2 allows you to dive into various 21st literary genres such as digi-fiction, illustrated novel, manga, chick lit, doodle fiction and text-talk novels. In this module you will be learning the different structures and features of other two modern literary genres, graphic fiction, and flash fiction. But before learning something new, try to do the following activity
Directions: Determine what is being described in each of the following statements. Write your answer on a piece of paper.
- Stories are told in dialogue thru social networks.
- In telling a story, writers usually combine three media platforms like books, movies, and an internet website.
- Blog, email, and IM are used as narrative formats.
- It is a humorous fictional genre dealing with issues on modern womanhood.
- Comic books originally published in Japan.
What’s New
Let us discover a lighthearted tale presented below.
My Freaking Alarm!
Written by: Demecia Dean Published: 2014 Illustrated for this module by: Vanessa A. Laviña
[illustration: alarm clock]
Literary structure: Graphic fiction is a creative piece written in comic form.
[transcriber’s note: the comic is laid out in six panels, two per row, read left to right and top to bottom]
Panel 1:
As I lay cozy, all snug in my bed, I enjoy the images inside my head
[illustration: woman lying in bed under a blanket beside an alarm clock on a nightstand]
Panel 2:
Until I hear racket beside my bed. It’s my 5:00 alarm!
[illustration: woman in bed reaching toward an alarm clock on a nightstand]
Panel 3:
I quickly silent you, you annoying alarm. Then we SNOOZE together and let dreams carry on.
[illustration: woman sitting up in bed beside an alarm clock]
Panel 4:
Enjoying the peace, then I’ll be darned; It’s my 5:15 reminder!
[illustration: woman lying in bed with an alarm clock on a nightstand]
Panel 5:
Now I hush the ringing of my reminder. Ok Alarm, let’s put that behind us.
[illustration: woman hugging a pillow in bed, reaching toward an alarm clock]
Panel 6:
Eyes just shut, but here goes that timer It’s 7:20. I’m late!!!
[illustration: woman sitting up in bed, startled, with an alarm clock on the nightstand]
The Unlucky Winners
Written by: Nicky Johnson Published: 2019
Literary structure: Flash fiction is a short written creative piece usually consisting of a few hundred words.
Each morning, Jim walked to the corner mart for a coffee and lottery ticket. He always passed Pete and gave the same reply to the jangling of coins, “Half when I win.” Pete invariably responded with a tip of his soiled, red hat. When it actually happened, Jim searched everywhere for Pete. After months, his wife finally convinced him to spend the other half, and home renovations began. The following spring, working in the garden, Jim unearthed a familiar red. While lost in astonishment and horror, the faint smell of her perfume permeated among the roses before…darkness.
Processing Questions:
- What is Pete always wearing whenever Jim sees him?
- After Jim won, Pete went missing. Who convinced Jim to spend Pete-s half of the money for house renovations?
- What is the “familiar red” Jim unearthed in the garden one spring that made him horrified?
- What happened to Jim in the end?
What is It
The previous activity gives you a glimpse of flash fiction and graphic fiction. These two 21st literary genres become very popular especially among learners like you. Modern literary genres gain popularity due to the advent of technologies such as internet and other virtual media which become the major platforms of most of modern literary texts like graphic and flash fictions. Graphic fiction and flash fiction are two different genres of modern literature.
Graphic fiction or a graphic novel is a comic book narrative that is equivalent in form and dimension to the prose novel (Campbell 200, 81). The pictures are arranged in sequenced in image panels and dialogues are written in speech bubbles. The illustrations allow the readers to imagine and experience the characters and events in the story.
Here are some of the features of graphic fiction or graphic novel according to Singh (2012).
- Autographic forms are the marks of author’s handwriting which creates an impact that the whole novel is a manuscript and thus provides a sense of intimacy.
- Graphic novels encourage interactivity in the minds of the reader as he fills in the blanks image panels
- Filling in the blanks between image panels makes the reader imagine the actions portrayed in the story.
- The language, syntax, and meaning of a graphic novel spring primarily through the relationship between images than words.
- Graphic fiction combines book and screen
Some of the examples of graphic novels are the following:
- “In the Shadow of No Towers: 9/11” by Art Spielgelman in 2004 which tells the story about the terrorist attack on September 11, in America. This also depicts the traumatic and tragic experience of American people during the 9/11 terrorist attack.
- “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” by Sarnath Banerjee in 2009 portrays 18th Century Calcutta exploiting the myth of the “Wandering Jew.”
- “Louis Riel” by Chester Brown in 2003 is a fictionalized violent rebellion in the 19th Century on the Canadian prairie who led by Riel.
Flash fiction is imaginative literature of extreme brevity. It could range from a word to a thousand (Gacusan 2018). It is known as micro stories, postcard fiction, nanotales and short shorts.
According to Sustana (2020), most of the flash fictions have these common characteristics.
- Brevity. Flash fiction presents the story with fewest words as possible.
- Complete plot. Flash fiction emphasizes the development of plot. Itt has a beginning, middle, and ending of the story.
- Surprising ending. The successful hallmark of a flash fiction is its twist at the end of the story.
Here are some of the flash fictions:
- “Angels and Blueberries” by Tara Campbell is a story of various explanations for the color of the sky that involves angels and blueberries.
First line: “Why is the sky blue?” you ask. Well, it is all depends on who’s answering. - “Taylor Swift” by Hugh Behm-Steinberg tells a weird story of how anyone can order a perfectly clone of Taylor Swift at his doorsteps.
First line: “You’re in love; it’s great, you swipe on your phone and order: the next day a Taylor Swift clone shows up at your house.” - “Unnecessary Things” by Tatyana Tolstaya is a story of finding an old and torn teddy bear, “unnecessary things” (items that do not serve any useful purpose), that she adored as a child.
First line: This Teddy bear once had amber eyes made from special glass- each one had a pupil and an iris. The bear itself was gray and stiff, with wiry fur. I adored him.
What’s More
Activity 1. Finding Similarities:
Directions: The previous activities discussed graphic fiction and flash fiction. Write down the characteristics of 21st Century Literature present in both genres.
[chart: diagram; Graphic Fiction and Flash Fiction linked by arrows to 21st Century Literature. Labels: “Graphic Fiction”, “Flash Fiction”, “21st Century Literature”.]
Assessment 1.
Expound your answer from the previous activity by writing a three to five-sentence paragraph about it.
Rubric in Paragraph Writing
| Criteria | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | At least four characteristics of the literary genres are listed and explained | At least three characteristics of the literary genres are listed and explained | At least two characteristics of the literary genres are listed and explained | Only one characteristic of the literary genres is listed and explained | |
| Organization | Details are in logical order and interesting | Details are in logical order yet less interesting | Some details are not in logical order | All details are not in logical order | |
| Mechanics and Grammar | No errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling | One to two errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors | Three to five errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors | Six or more errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors |
Activity 2. Finding Differences:
Directions: Complete the graphic organizers by writing down elements unique to each genre.
[chart: graphic organizer; two webs with a central oval labeled “Graphic Fiction” and “Flash Fiction”, each connected to five empty circles for writing elements unique to each genre.]
Assessment 2.
Write a three to five-sentence paragraph explaining the difference of the graphic fiction and flash fiction.
Rubric in Paragraph Writing
| Criteria | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | At least four characteristics of the literary genres are listed and explained | At least three characteristics of the literary genres are listed and explained | At least two characteristics of the literary genres are listed and explained | Only one characteristic of the literary genres is listed and explained | |
| Organization | Details are in logical order and interesting | Details are in logical order yet less interesting | Some details are not in logical order | All details are not in logical order | |
| Mechanics and Grammar | No errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling | One to two errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors | Three to five errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors | Six or more errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors |
Activity 3. Comparing and Contrasting between Genres:
Directions: You read two stories previously, “My Freaking Alarm” and “The Unlucky Winners.” Write their similarities and differences using a Venn Diagram.
[chart: Venn diagram; two overlapping circles labeled “My Freaking Alarm” and “The Unlucky Winners”.]
Assessment 3.
Based on your answer in Activity 3, answer the questions below.
- What characteristics of the stories make them similar?
- What characteristics of the stories make them different?
What I Have Learned
The previous activities allowed you to learn more about graphic fiction and flash fiction. Reflect on what you have learned by answering the questions that follow.
- What are 21st century genres discussed?
- What distinct characteristics does graphic fiction have?
- What different features does flash fiction have?
- What literary pieces have you read that would classify as graphic fiction?
- What literary pieces have you read that would classify as flash fiction?
What I Can Do
Directions: You have examined similarities and differences of Graphic Fiction and Flash Fiction. Further explore the genres by writing the 30-word story below as a 3-panel comic. Use the rubrics below as your guide.
Twelve hours, fourteen hours, sixteen hours, even a whole day. Try as I might, I can never extinguish this tiredness I feel. This unmade bed… It’s just not for me.
30-word story by Frances Pelismino
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | Presents all elements and correct structure of the chosen genre | Exhibits at least three elements and correct structure of the chosen genre | Exhibits at least two elements and correct structure of the chosen genre | Does not present elements and correct structure of the chosen genre |
| Creativity | The story is communicated in surprising and unusual ways | The story is communicated in interesting ways | The story is in interesting ways, but not related to the topic | The story is not communicated in surprising and interesting ways |
| Mechanics | No errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling | One to two errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors | Three to five errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors | Six or more errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors |
Assessment
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.
It refers to imaginative literature usually consisting of a few hundred words.
a. Short story
b. Flash fiction
c. Doodle fiction
d. Graphic fictionWhich is NOT a feature of a graphic novel?
a. Graphic novel is in condensed form.
b. Graphic novel is a combination of book and screen.
c. It encourages interactivity in the minds of the reader as he fills in the blanks between pages.
d. Its language, syntax and meaning spring primarily through the relationship between images than wordsFlash fiction is also known as ______.
a. short story
b. macro stories
c. graphic fiction
d. postcard fictionIt is a flash fiction story that centers on finding tattered teddy bear that the speaker adored as a child.
a. “Taylor Swift”
b. “Unnecessary Things”
c. “Angels and Blueberries”
d. “I Remember her Fifty Years”Which is NOT a common characteristic of flash fiction?
a. Brief
b. has a complete plot
c. uses speech bubbles
d. presents twists in the ending“The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers” of Sarnath Banerjee that portrays 18th Century Calcutta is a ______.
a. manga
b. flash fiction
c. digi-fiction
d. graphic novelIt is where dialogues in graphic fiction are written.
a. Image panels
b. Speech bubbles
c. Illustration boxes
d. Beside illustrationsC. Brown’s “Louis Riel” that centers on a fictionalized violent rebellion in the 19th century is a ______.
a. chick lit
b. nonatale
c. graphic novel
d. text-talk novelHow do flash fiction commonly end the story?
a. The story ends with a twist.
b. It presents a painful ending.
c. It usually ends happily and merrily.
d. Readers have the liberty to give their own ending.Which characterizes a graphic novel?
a. It presents colorful image panels
b. Graphic novel combines letters and words.
c. Graphic novel presents fewest words as possible.
d. Illustrations allow the readers to imagine and experience the charaters and events in the story.Art Spiegelmens’s “In the Shadow of No Tower:9/11” is an example of ______.
a. text tula
b. flash fiction
c. graphic novel
d. text-talk novelThe following are 21st literary genres EXCEPT ______.
a. Manga
b. Flash fiction
c. Graphic fiction
d. Korean telenovelaIt is a creative piece written in comic form.
a. Comic story
b. Story board
c. Flash fiction
d. Graphic fictionTara Campbell explains the various colors of the sky in flash fiction story entitled ______.
a. “Taylor Swift”
b. “Unnecessary Things”
c. “Angels and Blueberries”
d. “For sale: baby socks, never worn”Graphic novel is also known as ______.
a. digi-fiction
b. flash fiction
c. doodle fiction
d. graphic fiction
Additional Activities
Try your knowledge of the genres and look for the stories listed below. Complete the table by identifying its genre and its distinct characteristics.
| Title | Genre | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure Finders (2017) by Rod Espinosa | 1. 2. 3. | |
| Riddle (2018) by Ogbewe Amadin | 1. 2. 3. | |
| The Comedian (2018) by Yoko Morgenster | 1. 2. 3. | |
| Outlawed (2020) by Eve L. Ewing | 1. 2. 3. |
[transcriber’s note: this page is printed upside down; it was read after rotating it 180 degrees]
Answer Key
What I Know
- B
- D
- A
- A
- D
- A
- A
- D
- D
- D
- C
- A
- D
- C
- A
What’s More
ACTIVITY 1
- written recently (2001-onwards)
- themes are current
- unconventional structure/ presentation (answers related to the characteristics)
ACTIVITY 2
Graphic Fiction
- images/ pictures
- panels
- speech balloons
- short narrations
- sound effects
Flash Fiction
- less than 1000 words
- paragraph form
- solid plot
- realistic character
- surprising ending
ACTIVITY 3
Similarities:
written recently, realistic characters and setting, solid plot
Differences:
My Freaking Alarm- has parts, narration and images.
Unlucky Winners- written in paragraph form, developed the plot using a few words, has a realistic character
Assessment
- B
- A
- D
- B
- C
- D
- B
- C
- A
- D
- C
- D
- D
- C
- D
References
Dean, Demecia.2014.” My Freaking Alarm.” Published April 2014. https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/my-freaking-alarm.
Freisen, Calle. “21st Century Literary Genres.” Last uploaded Oct. 19, 2011. https://www.slideshare.net/darinjohn2/21st-century-literary-genres-by-calle-friesen
Gacusan, Pauleen, “21st Century Literary Genre.” Last uploaded May 25, 2018. https://www.slideshare.net/lhengacusan/21st-century-literary-genre.
Johnson, Nicky. 2019. “The Unlucky Winners.” Published August 2, 2019. https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories.
Reedsy Ltd., “25 Flash Fiction Stories Worth Your Time.” Last posted April 23, 2020. https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-flash-fiction.
Singh, Xavier Pradheep, “Graphic Fiction.” Last uploaded Nov. 22, 2012. https://www.slideshare.net/pradheepxing/graphic-fiction.
Smith, Joanna, “Everything You Need To Know About Flash Fiction.” Last updated Mar. 21, 2018. https://medium.com/@joannasmith008/everything-you-need-to-know-about-flash-fiction-29e2513b4f4a.
Sustana, Catherine, “Flash Fiction Definition and History.” Last updated March 29, 2020. https://www.thoughts.com/what-is-flash-fiction-2990523.
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