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June 19, 2008

More Microfiction

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Three more 55-word stories, published in Notes from the Underground:

An Innovation

The system of status-related hats was a great success. No more wasting time at parties talking to someone, only to discover they were a junior executive's girlfriend or a waiter. James was delighted to finally make it to the level of trilby, although he noticed that anyone above a pith helmet now ignored him completely.

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October 16, 2006

55-word Stories


Tiny short stories, exactly 55 words each, commissioned for E4.com.

Teaching the chimpanzee to communicate verbally unleashed a torrent of abuse. The scientists described how they had clung to each other, blushing furiously, as the foul-mouthed primate used terms no human ear had ever encountered before. Then they locked up the lab and resolved never to allow the weapon of language into the animal kingdom.

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October 15, 2006

More 55-word Stories

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Another batch of tiny stories commissioned for E4.com (see above).

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Emma Payne is a writer based in London. She has written for theatre, television and radio, and published in a number of magazines you've never heard of. This is her stuff. You can contact her
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