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The Unwitting Genesis of a Flash Fiction Story
Use what’s right in front of you and make it your own in the stories you will write and that are not apparent now, but will be once you look at people and life with a new appreciation of writing potential.
I’ve written about my crumb method of writing; you can review it here on Medium. In this article, I’ll go into specifics about how I wrote one of two fiction articles; “A Mother’s Prayer,” and the other about chance meetings with strangers.
On an otherwise ordinary day, I had to accompany a friend to a medical appointment. While I sat in a waiting room with large windows facing the street and the East River across the way, I found myself musing about the people on the street.
But I also know I’ve always been prepared and a notebook, retractable pen, and a small digital tape recorder in my pockets. I can write down or dictate my thoughts. I recommend the small Olympus tape recorder that’s inexpensive.
As I stood at the window peering down, I saw a few people waiting near a street corner where there was no indication that it was a bus stop. Indeed, it was a bus stop, but unmarked because it was not meant for public transportation.
As I stood intently watching to see what the people were doing as they stood waiting for something, I noticed a woman dressed in what…
