* microcuentos, new work & augusto monterroso

The Dinosaur – Augusto Monterroso

When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there.

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* what hitting snooze can get you *
* what hitting snooze can get you *

The above, by the Honduran writer Augusto Monterroso, is credited as being one of the world’s shortest stories. Monterroso is one of my favorite writers in the Latin American microcuento tradition.

When I first read him, I was amazed at how much spookiness can happen in a short amount of prose. The form – which in English goes by various names: flash fiction, prose poetry, short shorts, microfiction, etc. – allows for a certain kind of sensibility to play.

Myself, I find a complicated humor in the form at times, as can bee seen in two new pieces published in Star 82 Review’s Issue 2.4.

Check out “Wisp” and “Brown” here.

Happy wisping!

Jose

One response to “* microcuentos, new work & augusto monterroso”

  1. “Wisp” made my day — thank you!

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