KC /int/ Book Club discussion

Assuming that we are all well versed in literature, how is our own writing? Something that I feel has helped me over the years is flash fiction and the "mini-saga". These short pieces are great for writing, and are always fun to share.

A mini-saga is a story of 50 words exactly. Not 49 or 51, but 50. With some discipline and creativity, you can say a lot in 50 words. Seeing as we all fetishise Ordnung, this is an exercise that fulfills that feel. Here is an opening example from me:


In the deep, tranquil vastness of the open universe there hangs a curious object - vestige of a forgotten people.
A lone Cosmonaut entombed in his celestial womb dances among stars and nebulae.
To a spherical orb descending.
Thawed.
Awakened.
A deity to be venerated. Arrival of a seraphic form.

To be honest this sort of vignettes is the only thing I can write because I dont have the stamina or inspiration to write anything longer. I don't quite get the fifty word rule though. seems anal.