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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 24
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    Poll: What would you say is the atomic unit of storytelling, the smallest meaningful slice of plot?

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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 24
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        Unpopular take: I don’t think microfiction illuminates atomic structure of long stories. They’re fun but more closely related to jokes. The essence of long story is compounding accumulation across the atoms.

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 24
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        Realized from the answers that unconsciously I am thinking of serialized atoms. There’s no reason the atoms have to be continuous segments of text. Though I can’t think of a candidate counterexample. Maybe a thread?

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      1. Will J Grant‏ @willozap Nov 24
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        great question though

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      2. Liminal Warmth  ❤️‏ @liminal_warmth Nov 24
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        A single word can meaningfully create an emotion. So I guess it depends on how you define story and the relationship between what the author intends and the reader infers.

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      3. Herr Dr Mr Modern Major General brrr Seitz‏ @BillSeitz Nov 24
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        a Mote http://webseitz.fluxent.com/wiki/AfterOn 

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      1. cymru‏ @jjonesseattle Nov 24
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        No question it’s sensory context setting upfront.

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      2. Joseg.pt‏ @jose_goncalves_ Nov 24
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        I would argue that it is "silence". Silence can mean an infinite amount of things when placed in different places, and it is both the start and ending of every narrative.

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      3. Joseg.pt‏ @jose_goncalves_ Nov 24
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        Joseg.pt Retweeted Joseg.pt

        I wrote a bit about this a while ago.https://twitter.com/jose_goncalves_/status/1308810514835869696?s=19 …

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        "An exploratory essay on silence. The mysterious yet clear messages that come from some silence are pure art." ⬇️ Essay thread 🧵
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      1. Satya‏ @snarayan Nov 24
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        I think a dialogue is complete by itself.

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      2. Sebastian Villarreal‏ @elbasti Nov 24
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        Other. Think of famous micro-stories like "Baby shoes for sale, never worn" or tito monterroso's "and when he awoke, the dinosaur was still there." The common element is there's a *question*. Plot without question is the encyclopedia, not a story.

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      3. I'm Daniel Granatta and you are not  🤖‏ @danigranatta Nov 24
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        What a great take , thanks for sharing

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