A direct product of the Oxford University online short course in creative writing, this is a collection of fifteen ultra short works of fiction and prose poetry. Spanning personal memory, family history, contemporary political insight and future predictions, Alfredo has seen his world differently and interpreted the world for children and adults alike. If reading satisfies a basic human appetite for stories, then enjoy theses canape`s of ficta exiguua - ulta short fiction for every body in every time.