I noticed that Part 7 of my short story sample "Write Richly: Preacher and the Cat - Part 7", a few posts back, stands alone pretty well as an even shorter short story of its own.
I'm joining the "sound bite" generation. ("Can't beat 'em; join 'em!")
Yes, it's a comedy, but it has the more serious undertones associated with humans wondering what the Christian's heaven will be like, and just how to get there. Try part 7 on its own. It's a hoot. I read it a week ago at Pruneyard and it got laughs in the right places.