"a vignette with the notion that you had 30 seconds to grab a readers's attention. That's it one shot no more. Make them want to read on...then pull the plug." Then, there is sort of a style to it. Or at least a guideline. Hehe, I never knew that. I just thought I had thought of something that meant short. But what you said makes sense. I chose that term because I used it for some pics of my wife (gulp, shamless examples coming). I called the series "Pieces". Which, to me, meant bits and, well, pieces of a larger part which (supposedly) evoked interest and curiosity for a more in-depth look.