For the longest time she didn’t know what it was, but it was very simply the writing.

The style, the cadence, the rhythms, the pace.

The psychological connection with the reader.

One day she met the reader and that reader was herself.

The hypercritical, intolerant, easily distracted, easily bored version.

Bob Thurber is the author of six books. Regarded as a master of Flash and Micro Fiction, his work has appeared in Esquire and other magazines, been anthologized 60 times, received a long list of awards, and been utilized in schools and colleges throughout the world. He resides in Massachusetts. Visit his website at BobThurber.net.