20 Twitter Short Stories Written by Mashable Readers

If Twitter has taught us anything, it's that a lot can be said in just 140 characters. Jokes? Check. Breaking news? Check. What you ate for lunch today? Check.

But can you write the next great piece of literary fiction on Twitter?

We were wondering that very question after reading this month's MashableReads book, B.J. Novak's story collection One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories. Throughout the collection, Novak explores the funny side of life in stories that are sometimes as short as the length of a tweet

Inspired by Novak's pithiness, we asked readers to write a short story in a single tweet for this month's MashableReads challenge. Submissions ranged from quippy tales of millennial misadventures to poetic musings on love and death. Our favorite submissions won signed copies of One More Thing or the chance to participate in our MashableReads Google Hangout with B.J. Novak. Check out the winning submissions and some of our favorite runners-up, below: Read more...