After kicking off another digital storytelling workshop last night the participants left inspired, but tempered by the realisation that telling their story in 250 words may not be a simple task. So it seemed appropriate that I should share this Mark Twain quote:

“I didn’t have the time to write
a short letter,
so I wrote a long one instead.”

The quote begins Rajesh Setty’s ChangeThis manifesto on mini sagas, stories told in exactly 50 words. As Daniel Meadows is fond of saying “contraints define the form…” I’m reminded of Hemmingway’s haunting six word story: For sale: baby shoes, never worn.