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{{Useful Notes}}
A variety of [[Literature]] constrained to ''exactly'' 100 words (though some say "[[Flash Fiction|as long as it's short]]"). Drabbles are usually written by fans ([[Fanfic|ficcers]]) competing to see who can write the best piece in the given size. Unlike a [[Feghoot]], a Drabble is not necessarily a joke or [[Shaggy Dog Story]]; however, given the limitations, serious efforts tend toward vignettes rather than fully-fleshed narratives. These may also be called "micro-fics" and "nano-fics" and "[[Flash Fiction|flash fics]]"; those terms can be applied to any very short story, and are not constrained by the 100 word limit.
Sometimes, professional authors have Drabble competitions. Larry Niven is a notable expert, and [[Neil Gaiman]] wrote one (a [[Darker and Edgier]] version of the Santa tale) as a Christmas card.
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Named after a joke in ''[[Monty Python]]'s Big Red Book'': "Drabble. A word game for 2 to 4 players. The four players sit from left to right and the first person to write a novel wins."
Not to be confused with Kevin Fagan's long-running [[Newspaper Comic]] of
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[[Category:Flash Fiction]]
[[Category:Fanfic Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Drabble]]
[[Category:Fanfic Genres]]
[[Category:Pages with working Wikipedia tabs]]
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