FLASHed is an anthology of linked flash fiction in comics and prose by 45 star cartoonists and fiction writers. Edited by Josh Neufeld and Sari Wilson , the stories in FLASHed are arranged in "triptychs"--each grouping a kind of call-and-response among the respective contributors. So FLASHed is more than an anthology; it's a conversation--among some of today's most exciting prose writers and cartoonists--and between the forms of prose and comics.  Why flash fiction? It's the perfect form for a project that's all about pushing boundaries and cross-fertilizing creative communities. Contributors include Myla Goldberg, Aimee Bender Junot Díaz, Steve Almond, Sheila Heti, Lynda Barry, Gabrielle Bell, Dean Haspiel, John Porcellino , and many more.   Cartoonist Neufeld and writer Wilson bring together an assemblage of cartoonists and authors for a unique collaboration. Flash fiction (limited to 1,000 words for prose, four pages for comics) is produced based on a "seed story" and broken into groups of three under such intriguing thematic headings as "Shell Shocked," "Leviathan," and "Mutable Architecture." The story interpretations can share a character, an incident, a trajectory, or just a particularly rich line or word, though the most potent juxtapositions riff on a particular feeling, as in the three "Frozen" stories, which delve with differing interpretations of isolation and loneliness, or offer resonating tonal surprises, as with the "Venus & Mars" stories, which take on relationship woes. Though as a whole the comics tend to be more boldly experimental than the prose, the book itself is a fascinating example of how a transition from words to visual art and vice versa can deepen, subvert, or transform an idea in a revelatory way, and Flashed burns brightest when fired by this alchemy of discovery. -- Jesse Karp, Booklist ... One of the most fun reading experiences I've had all year. ... A reader doesn't need to have experience in flash fiction or comics to be able to read and enjoy Flashed , but will likely finish the book with a new love for both. An intimate study in form and process, Flashed: Sudden Stories in Comics and Prose lends fresh insights into the ways different forms and different styles of art and writing are able to inspire.-- Katy Hass, New Pages Contributors to the book include Steve Almond, Jessica Abel, Matthew Baker, Lynda Barry, Aimee Bender, Gabrielle Bell, Jedediah Berry, Nick Bertozzi, Rachel Cantor, Brian Biggs, Junot Díaz, Eli Bishop, Julia Fierro, Box Brown, Sherrie Flick, Jennifer Camper, Gina Frangello, Dean Haspiel, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Tom Kaczynski, Alan Gilbert, David Lasky, Myla Goldberg, Carol Lay, Ben Greenman, Brendan Leach, Sheila Heti, Jon Lewis, Michael Hinken, Jason Little, Travis Holland, Matt Madden, Joy Katz, Ken Nash, Tara L. Masih, John Porcellino, Anna North, Joan Reilly, Pamela Painter, Alexander Rothman, Anthony Tognazzini, Andrea Tsurumi, Rob Walker, d.w., Kellie Wells, and Zoe Zolbrod Co-editor   Josh Neufeld is the author of A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge (Pantheon) and the illustrator of The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media (W.W. Norton). Co-editor Sari Wilson is the author of the novel Girl Through Glass (Harper). Her stories have been published in Slice , The Oxford American , and Agni . They live in Brooklyn with their daughter.