three minute fiction

The first story i read,"the gym",was a fantastic story in which both the character and the set were described very well. the author used vivid imagery and good vocab to paint a picture for the reader to imagine. i had no problem following and getting involved in this story. http://www.npr.org/2011/11/02/141941157/the-gym the second story i read, "honor",does an amazing job of putting the reader into the mind of the main character. her emotions, day dreams, and confusions were very clear and brought the reader closer to the story. very good imagery and use of action instead of words. http://www.npr.org/2011/10/15/141376273/honor the third story i read, "lesson in mathematics", was good but needed a lot of work. its imagery was poor and did not paint an emotional picture i could follow or relate with. when the author described how his girlfriend left him, it was just hollow words, not a powerful emotional image. http://www.npr.org/2011/11/10/142225792/lesson-in-mathematics