notes on 'blink and the world goes blank' by filbert conroy

blink and the world goes blank by filbert conroy was out in 2010 from on lives press; it is a chapbook with about 30 pages of microfiction scenes

the subject matter includes pointing a video camera at a tv that it is plugged into,  dating, being in your bedroom, and trying to use a vacuum cleaner that has a full bag

it is written in the 2nd person, using present and past tense

You had just left a date who didn’t hug goodbye long enough.

the narrator seems to have a lot of information about ‘you’ and ‘your’ stuff; sometimes it seems funny

You went to a bar on a weekday and spent upwards of $20.00. This wasn’t a wise move given your limited funds.

there are funny similes

The subway platform was as quiet as outer space.

the author’s note says filbert worked at a shoe factory for 17 years

here is the blink and the world goes blank page from on lives press’ website and a page 'on filbert conroy' from on lives press' website