The chorus of questions — a room for one change

Original flash fiction · Invented characters · Originality through constraints

Remy had brought a beautiful plan to the room. In the margin somebody had written: “A lyric explains its message too quickly.” The margin was more useful than the heading.

Instead of making a cleaner copy of the plan, Remy added a practical instruction: “Write a chorus made only of original questions.” It made the page less impressive and easier to use.

When the page was passed on, its new reader asked one clear question. The conversation could finally begin there.