Austin Post

A Brief Austin Writer With a Brief New Book

After interviewing Sean Hill – the Austinite behind @VeryShortStory and a new collection of his 140-character stories in book form today – on Monday, I went to dinner with a friend of mine and had a spirited argument about whether a Tweet or a sentence can tell a whole story. full article

Seattle Times

Very Short Stories is laugh-out-loud funny!

At the far end of the spectrum from "War and Peace" is Sean Hill's collection of tiny tales (each is 100 words or so) about romance, family, death, work and other compartments of life. Some are touching, some ring true, but most are laugh-out-loud funny. full article

Austin Post

Austin’s @VeryShortStory Gets Twitterary Props

@VeryShortStories has now gotten a shout out from literary maven Margaret Atwood. full article

The Book Designer

Writing's Next Frontier

Hill is among a group of writers who have taken to the Twitter 140-character limit the way a sonnet writer takes to iambic pentameter. It’s not so much a limitation as an means of honing your poetic ability against the resistance of the form. full article

In Case of Fire, Use Stairs

outcooled: volume 2: VeryShortStory

This week, mad props, yo to VeryShortStory. A Twitter account by writer Sean Hill, it features full stories- held in the confines of 140 characters. This feat is made even more impressive by the fact that Hill sacrifices some of those precious characters for the greater good: correct punctuation.. full article

Vivid Scribe

Twitter and Fiction for a New Age

Barker describes Hill as “the undisputed champion” of Twitter Fiction, and with Hill’s feed attracting almost 76,000 followers it’s an accolade that’s hard to dismiss. full article

Verve Online

A Very Short Story

A completely new phenomenon is the new generation of novella writers on Twitter. full article

Leggos n Eggos

Get a regular chuckle from writer Sean Hill

To tell a story in one to two lines that leaves a person to chuckle, wince, or even feel a hint of sadness is a skill that any writer envies. full article

The New Yorker

Digital Pick: Soul of Wit

One word, a hundred and forty characters: since April of 2009, Sean Hill has written Very Short Story, a Twitter feed of itty-bitty narratives inspired by nouns suggested by followers. “Simple suggestions make the best stories,” Hill has said. full article

Dallas News

Twitter's character limit sparks new style of short-form writing

Move over, Alice Munro - there’s a new short story genre in town - and some gent named Sean Hill is leading the brigade. full article

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