


“Everyone enjoys the cocktail hour before the wedding reception much better than the wedding reception itself. The slices of roast beef, the potatoes, even those couple spears of asparagus—they get in the way of the mingling, of the dancing, of the chatter chatter chatter. What we want, of course, are little bits of cheese on toothpicks. We want mini-quiches. We simply want the olive at the bottom of our glass. These things, in their own way, are nourishment. ” — Laurence Ross


“I’ve found that the condensed form for writing forces the strongest images to the surface, cutting away the less powerful flotsam that often works its way into longer pieces. Thus, having to compress my thoughts on trying to be an artist in a world where English majors and such are the butt of many jokes forces me to work with images, rather than with unfocused rants. The image bypasses the argument, hitting the heart as fast as a scent triggers a memory. This is the condensed form: images.” — Elise Stephens
Matter Press is now offering private flash fiction workshops and critiques of flash fiction collections here.
Upcoming:
03/23 • Kenneth Pobo
03/30 • Roberta Allen
04/06 • Avril Shakira Villar
04/13 • TBD
04/20 • TBD
04/27 • TBD
05/04 • TBD
05/11 • TBD
05/18 • TBD
05/25 • TBD
06/01 • TBD
06/08 • TBD
06/15 • TBD
06/22 • TBD
06/29 • TBD
07/06 • TBD
07/13 • TBD
07/20 • TBD
07/27 • TBD
08/03 • TBD
08/10 • TBD
08/17 • TBD
08/24 • TBD
08/31 • TBD
09/07 • TBD
09/14 • TBD
09/21 • TBD