Of course the idea of very short pieces of fiction is nothing new, its origins dating as far back as the fables of Ancient Greece. However it wasn’t until the 1930s that the concept of very short story writing became established, with such fictional works described as short short stories. This was the usual term of reference for the genre until the expression flash fiction emerged in the early 1990s.

Of course the idea of very short pieces of fiction is nothing new, its origins dating as far back as the fables of Ancient Greece. However it wasn’t until the 1930s that the concept of very short story writing became established, with such fictional works described as short short stories. This was the usual term of reference for the genre until the expression flash fiction emerged in the early 1990s.