I Heart NPR

There's probably nothing I like better than an odd, wacky, original idea that, when thrown down on paper and executed properly, somehow feels almost innate in its rightness. It gives you this great moment of recognition when you realize that, in spite of its strangeness, or more probably because of its strangeness, the idea manages to hit precisely at the heart of something from a direction you'd never thought of. And I guess really that goes for any kind of art, not just writing. Anyway, that's why I liked this very short piece that won the "Three-Minute Fiction" contest hosted by the NPR radio show, All Things Considered. It's totally random and about snatching ducks, but doesn't lose anything because of it. Plus, it manages to unfold this whole complex story in just a very few words, which is probably one of the hardest things to accomplish when you're writing. So, enjoy.

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