<html><body><p>First and foremost, obviously, Hemingway. But Rick Bass and Stuart Dybek have penned short-short fiction on sport, although they have written some terrific longer ones, too. I think Rick Bass has written some truly magnificent, quirky long short stories involving sport.</p><p><br></p><p>Bob Wallace </p><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Borushko, Matthew via Sport_literature_association" <sport_literature_association@lists.ku.edu><br>To: "sport_literature_association@lists.ku.edu"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Monday January 6 2020 10:47:59AM<br>Subject: [ARETE] sports flash fiction?<br><br>
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Does anyone have any suggestions for works of flash fiction that engage with sport in some way? I've had a lot of success teaching a few stories from John Edgar Wideman's
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