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Flashbacks -- are they even natural?

Flashbacks -- are they even natural?

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Alison Acheson
Nov 05, 2021
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Flashbacks -- are they even natural?
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It feels like time for a fiction post. And a “flashback” photo!

Flashback can be as useful in short fiction as in long, and even in nonfiction. Something to consider as you work on your stories of outstanding days and times…

Unfortunately, too often the device of “flashback” gets a bad rap.

But nothing can replace what it can do: it can take the reader to …

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