Reflection on flash fictions

There seems to be a sort of informal type of writing when it comes to "flash fictions". Reading a flash fiction is definitely not like reading your average novel. I am not used to this type of literature and even find it a bit confusing. I do have some favorites though. I enjoyed reading "Mama Says", "Before she was a memory", and " the third time my father tried to kill me". These stories seemed to have purpose or at least  purpose that I can understand. Other stories like "Scarlet fever" were hard to understand and left me wanting to know more. I believe that flash fictions are an acquired taste but will try my best to learn to interpret this type of literary work for this class and in the future.