| Evolution of the Short Story | |
| Classical: | a concise account condensed to its essentials. |
| Minimalism: | delete all context and development until only a slice of life is depicted. |
| Modernism: | add gratuitous sex and violence. |
| Post Literate: | reduce all syntax and vocabulary to a juvenile level. |
| Post Modernism: | make all sex and violence politically correct. |
| Deconstructionism: | remove all good and meaningful parts. |
| Now, publish whatever remains as fine art! | |