Literary Coitus Interruptus

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GatodeCafe

Being a flash writer, my stories invariably begin in media res, and I reckon it to say that that structure is one of the central elements to sudden fiction as a whole. That being said, I like to end my stories in the exact same way, no exposition, no denouement, leaving conflict to occur in isolation. In this way, I like to think of my fiction not as "narratives" or "stories" but as a marooned snapshot, devoid of both origin and consequence.

I was just curious if anyone else shares this ethic in any way, or at least can relate with what I'm talking about. Thank you.
 

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I do this to an extent once in a while. Sometimes I have a more tidy beginning and end, but I never really do a denouement, just because I don't like them. I like ending a beat or two after the climax. Once in a while I begin and end completely in medias res, though, if it calls for it.
 
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