Google to the end of the world

Mr. Jessop has assigned us a short story on setting. At the beginning of the year, I was sure that I'd be glad to end the poetry quarter and to get right into stories. Now I'm not so sure; I can find a few words and come up with a half decent poem and be fine. Short stories are harder, because at some level it makes me feel like it's all confined. And, in a way, it is. I only have a page to do it. What story can I write in a page?? I thought. So, Googling, Googling away about short stories, I found Flash Fiction, and I think I may be able to do this now. One story, few characters, one place. Now, just how to write a short story with emphasis on setting...