How to write a five-sentence story in twelve sentences

First: hi, this is the official Kaijuville entree into RSS Club. Email subscribers to this site got a second ping last week, because somehow while proofing my previous entry I managed to delete the last image and had to send a postscript. So not a very big bonus, but if you’re reading this via syndication, it seems only fair to send you something extra too. Second: this is a reply to Nate’s post “How to write a short story in five sentences.” (If you are Nate, reading this: hi Nate!) I only came across his site recently but I like it, and his writing provoked some thoughts in me. Go read that link before you finish the rest of this post! It’s not long. Ready? Okay. I love constrained writing. I think the five-sentence story is a cool and useful format, and I like the way Nate further assigns constraints of function for each of those five sentences. The one about invoking sensory impressions makes me think of haiku. Once upon a time, I undertook a project of writing 101-word stories on…

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