to professor of English, Clare Hanson, is that they are "losers and loners, exiles, women, blacks – writers who for one reason or another have not been part of the ruling “narrative” or epistemological/experiential framework of their society." See also Anthology Conte Conte cruel Drabble Flash fiction (also called microfiction) Literary journal Minisaga Sketch story Tall tale Vignette References Bibliography Dillard, Annie. (1990). The Writing Life. Harper Perennial. ISBN 0-06-016156-6 Storr, Will (2020). The Science of Storytelling William Collins Publications ISBN 978-0-00-827697-3 The Persephone Book of Short Stories (2012) Persephone Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1903-155-905 Still often cited External links The Short History of the Short Story by William Boyd Fiction forms Literary terminology