quick story
Short narrative piece
A quick story is a brief anecdote or narrative, often used as a preamble: Quick story—I once met him at a gas station in Nevada.
The phrase signals that what follows won't take long, though speakers sometimes misjudge.
It functions as a conversational move to hold the floor while promising not to abuse it.
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- tall taleWildly exaggerated story
- snippetSmall cut portion
- vignetteBrief evocative description
flash fiction · blurb · elevator pitch · flash · brief · short and sweet · yarn · tidbit · moment · sketch · episode · recap · summary · gist · in a nutshell · snapshot · glimpse · quip