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DNSB · Yesterday, 04:25 PM

Fredric Brown was a master of the short-short story.

JSWolf · Yesterday, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Fredric Brown was a master of the short-short story.

Yep. He's the author of the two sentence 25 word story.

DNSB · Yesterday, 05:00 PM

The one that I still remember after too many years was one he wrote in 1948. 2 sentences, 15 words. It was later expanded but the original is the one that sticks in my mind.

“The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door...”
—Fredric Brown

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Yesterday, 04:25 PM	#46
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 53,667 Karma: 181843001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Fredric Brown was a master of the short-short story.

Yesterday, 05:00 PM	#48
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 53,667 Karma: 181843001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	The one that I still remember after too many years was one he wrote in 1948. 2 sentences, 15 words. It was later expanded but the original is the one that sticks in my mind. “The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door...” —Fredric Brown

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