Scenes are like mini-movies, which our words create in readers’ minds, and are devices writers use to show, not tell. 

In today’s challenge, try your hand at writing micro-memoir in scene after learning more about what constitutes this useful writing tool.

Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction has been publishing short, nonfiction works for more than twenty years, and today, we use one of its stories to learn more about scene.

“Three Oranges” by Tami Mohamed Brown details a chance encounter at a bus stop one winter day after work and walks the reader through the few minutes that follow.

Brown’s piece is a great example of how to bring a moment to life on the page.