Tag: microfiction

A Born-Again Darling: Brook Bhagat’s “Fingertips to Her Shoulders Like Wings in Her Sleep” Published in A Story in 100 Words

October 11, 2026

by Brook Bhagat You can’t get far on the path to becoming a writer without being told to “kill your darlings.” There is value in the well-worn advice. It points to an author’s attachment to a character, sentence, or image, making it difficult to cut, even if it doesn’t serve the poem or story. Stephen … More A Born-Again Darling: Brook Bhagat’s “Fingertips to Her Shoulders Like Wings in Her Sleep” Published in A Story in 100 Words

Heart the Size of a Car published on A Story in 100 Words- Brook Bhagat

April 16, 2025

Brook Bhagat began this 100-word prose poem on a sticky note. She revised it to become a Nearby Universe email invitation; she revised it again before sending it out. Then she practiced it to read at the Spring Reading, planning a palm-to-podium for the boom boom boom. Yesterday, A Story in 100 Words got back … More Heart the Size of a Car published on A Story in 100 Words- Brook Bhagat