flash fiction is a fictional work of extreme brevity that still offers character and plot development. identified varieties, many of them defined by word count, include the ; the 280-character story (also known as "twitterature"); the "dribble" (also known as the "minisaga," 50 words); the "drabble" (also known as "microfiction," 100 words); "sudden fiction" (750 words); flash fiction (1,000 words); and "micro-story".