Well this from O. Westin’s Micro SF/F Mastodon account is the most affecting 323-character sci-fi story I’ve ever seen.

I grant you one wish," the magic fish said.

“To eat my mother’s pancakes again, just like when I was a child.”

“Are you sure?”

“You think it frivolous?”

“No. But to grant it I must send you back to the child you were, with no adult memories.”

“Would my life change?”

“You ask that every time.”

(h/t Robb Knight)

Admittedly it’s the only sci-fi story I can ever remember seeing with 323 characters - but even if it wasn’t I think it’d probably still be top.

In other short stories that...

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