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From a review of Fires of Our Choosing, by Eugene Cross (which I'm not familiar with):
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories...oosing-by-eugene-cross-talent-to-burn-634633/
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories...oosing-by-eugene-cross-talent-to-burn-634633/
Of course there are plenty of other rules, and at the same time there are no rules, but you could do far worse than attend to these two elements.There are two cardinal rules when writing a short story: the first sentence should compel the reader to continue, and tension should appear on the first page.