One of my favorite contemporary writers is a guy from Tennessee named Kevin Wilson. I admire his ability to make the surreal feel so familiar. I saw on his web site that he wrote a tiny story for a web site called “Seventy Two Words,” so I thought I might try and write my own 72-word story. I realized too late that the site may not be publishing new work anymore. I liked my story enough to share it, so here you go:
My Tiny Family
We come across a miniature village, set up on the lot between the antiques store and the used bookstore. Tyler, running around the model village, looks so gigantic and surprised that I have to laugh. My wife touches my back and I tense up again. “I’m big!” Tyler says, bending over to peer into the miniature ice cream shop. He is big. I wonder if the tiny villagers ever feel so bored.
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