Can you recommend some very very short science fiction stories?

Sure. 'The Veldt' by Ray Bradbury is a great one. It's about a family living in a high - tech house where the children's virtual reality nursery takes a disturbing turn. Another is 'A Sound of Thunder' by Bradbury as well, which plays with the concept of time travel and how small changes can have huge consequences. And 'Nightfall' by Isaac Asimov, it shows a world with six suns where the rare event of nightfall drives people to madness.

Sure. 'The Last Question' by Isaac Asimov is a great one. It's a very short but profound story that spans the entire history of a universe and the evolution of artificial intelligence. Another is 'A Sound of Thunder' by Ray Bradbury. It's about time travel and how a small change in the past can have huge consequences in the future. And 'Flowers for Algernon' by Daniel Keyes also has some elements of science fiction and is short yet extremely moving.

Sure. 'The Egg' by Andy Weir is a great very short science fiction story. It presents a unique view of reincarnation and the universe in a concise and mind - blowing way.

One characteristic is their ability to convey a big idea quickly. For example, they might introduce a unique concept like a new form of time travel or an alien society in just a few paragraphs. Another is their often - intense focus. Since they're short, they usually center around one main idea or event, like a single encounter with an alien in a very short story.

Sure. 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson is a great very short fiction story. It's a chilling tale set in a small town where an annual lottery has a dark and unexpected outcome. Another one is 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway. It's a concise story that reveals a lot about a relationship through a conversation between a man and a woman at a train station. Also, 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor is a must - read. It shows how a family's road trip takes a turn for the worse and has deep religious undertones.

Sure. Here is one: 'The Little Star. A little star was lonely in the sky. One night, it made a wish. It wished to be friends with the moon. And then, its wish came true.'

One could consider 'All You Zombies' by Robert A. Heinlein. It's a short science fiction piece that plays with time travel and identity in a mind - boggling manner. The story is short yet full of twists and turns that keep you thinking long after reading.

One interesting very short science fiction story could be about a man who discovers a small device that can stop time. He uses it to his advantage at first, but soon realizes that every time he stops time, a part of his own life is also frozen. Another could be a story of a planet where the inhabitants communicate through colors. A spaceship lands and the crew has to figure out how to interact with these unique beings. And yet another is a story about a scientist who creates a portal to another dimension, only to find that the laws of physics there are so different that it's a struggle to return home.

Sure. One great very short flash fiction story is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. It's a chilling tale that packs a huge punch in just a few pages. Another is 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway. His minimalist style really shines in this short piece, leaving much to the reader's interpretation.

Sure. 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl is a great one. It's about a wife who kills her husband in a very unexpected way. Another is 'The Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle. It features Sherlock Holmes solving a mysterious case.