Short one-shots are liberating

You know what's something you can write quickly, with not many consequences, that will let you put any silly, serious, deep, funny or any kind of idea out there?

Short one shot stories.

Let's say you have an idea for a scene, but that it's not something that's worth expanding into a proper story that is multiple chapters long, or that even goes beyond ten pages. But you really like it, so you have then two choices:

One, you write a longer story around the scene, which can yield great results or kill the idea you initially had.
Two, you write a short story about it, adapting it to the scene so that you don't need to add anything else or giving it more chapters.

I find the second option the best one, and I've done it with good results, at least as far as getting the idea out there, is concerned.

So, should you try this strategy? I'm sure many of you already have, but if you haven't, consider it, you may be surprised by the results.