The Life-Changing Magic of Micro Prose

By Darien Hsu Gee

Tell me a story about something true and real and important to you.

Now tell it to me in 300 words or less.

It may seem impossible, but it’s not. Micro (aka micro prose, micro narratives, micro essays, micro memoirs, or micro stories) is a short form of 300 words or less, the lesser-known cousin of flash. Three hundred words clock in at about one page double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 point (using the first 300 words of this essay as an example). That may not seem l...