Rating: 4 1/2 stars

Not since Scott Huot and GW Brazier’s Not Proud: A Smorgasbord of Shame and Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith’s Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure, has so few words, said so much.

In Two-Fisted Tweets James Hutchings has utilized the 140 character Twitter platform to create 30 stories of horror, romance and science fiction.

Hutchings’ brief verses conjure up full-fledge images that visually expound on the scene that has been set. Reading almost like novel pivotal points, stanzas such as:

“The baby had its mother’s eyes. In return for obedience, it promised to give them back.”

and

“They withdrew his invitation to speak at the conference on stalking. But he knew they didn’t mean it.”

are not only brilliantly engineered for maximum impact, but open the flood-gates of possibility for the continuation and ultimate outcome of each story.

Though short in length, Two-Fisted Tweets is long on creative wit and humor that will have you laughing well after the final line has been read.

James Hutchings lives in Melbourne, Australia and can be found at http://teleleli.blogspot.com and http://www.ageoffable.net

Buy the book at: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/43859
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Ebook By James Hutchings
Published: Feb. 24, 2011
Words: 513 (approximate)