Categotry Archives: Flash Fiction 55
The End
Death? Is that the worst threat you have to offer? Death is no big deal, just a transition from one now to another. Like hopping on a one-way train to a place that can’t be returned from. It isn’t the ride that is hard. It’s the good bye. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.
55 – Average, Everyday, Ordinary Rant
“I can’t believe you put my good broom out on the porch again!!!” “I didn’t.” “Yes, you did. I have a ratty old broom perfect for sweeping sidewalks or whatever it is you do to trash my brooms. So why is the one I paid extra for out there again?” “Mom, Dad didn’t do it. I did. Sorry.” “You…? Oh. Um… sorry, Dear.” The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. […]
55 – Tag, You’re Mine
The argument brutal, he thought they were through. She stomped away down the street away, away from him. No counter argument. They were doomed. Until she turned around, stomped right up, getting in his grill, and kissed him for all the world to see. “We’ll talk about it later.” The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most. Yep, […]
55 – Go To Bed
No, you can’t eat, you’ve already brushed your teeth. Fine, then, have a glass of water. Quit playing in the sink. You were supposed to be in bed hours ago. No, you can’t leave the light on. All right, I’ll leave the hall light on, for now. Will you quit pounding on that pillow? Go to sleep, Dad. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted […]
55 – Butterfly
Her gossamer wings of taffeta and skirts of layered tulle, each step on the floorboards behind the curtain a quiet din in her ears, the butterfly takes her place prepared for her entrance. “Hick! Oh no! I have the hick-ups” “Don’t worry. It’s better that way. They make your wings flutter.” The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Click on the badge to go to the hub.
55 – A Modicum of Dignity
Again, not enough to pay for everything. Standing in front of the automated check-out and trying to choose – meat or cheese this week? Pitiful shopping cart not even half full, hardly enough to keep them alive, but still too much. At least only a machine stood as witness as she left the hamburger behind. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, […]
55 – The Wasted Life
Totally random and probably inappropriate picture: When the end comes, what will count? Imagine a meteor striking Earth, sending death to all and sundry watching it hit, knowing we are all even now. Then will it matter who has the nicer house? Will it matter whose child has gone astray? What will we say at the pearly gates to justify the air we breathed, the life we ate the time we spent living? When it’s time to cash in our […]
55 – The Parasite
We watch her waddle into her house. She has grown so large she only fits in pajamas. She carries her meals into the bedroom, watching TV there and waiting for the welfare check. A job? Why bother? It isn’t like she’d ever done anything with her life, now or before. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most. […]
55 – Desire
I want to want. The poetry of my soul cries for desire. Any desire will do, so long as I can put my whole heart behind it, fighting the good fight, making a difference to someone anyone. It’s the power of the moment that I crave. It’s the strength in wanting to do something grand. It’s the want I want. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 […]
55 – In Front of the Fireplace
More or less random picture Bitter wind outside. Warm arms and gentle smile waiting on the couch. Wrapped together in a comforter. It doesn’t matter how deep the snow how the wind howls when the electricity will come back. Sated, we take this moment of simplicity as an unintended holiday. Surrounded by steady love and flickering light all it right in the world. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. […]
55- The Query Received
So hard to say no, knowing how much hope and longing went into it. So hard to deny, but with so many to chose from, and only so much time and energy, someone must be told no. Each no, a little cut on a self image of kindness. Opening the mail becomes and act of bravery. *** I’m not just a writer. I’ve spent some time as an editor, too. I know quite well how it feels to dive into […]
55 – Query Letter Sent
totally random picture Like a love letter, the request for an editor’s attention must seduce. In barely a page, it must fill the editor with yearning, pique curiosity, sate the need to know, “Is it worth asking for more?” Like a love letter, it hurts when a letter goes unanswered, or worse, scorned. Each one sent is an act of bravery. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction […]
FF55 In a Time of Need
“I was so sure of you. I know it looked like I was neglecting you, but really, I was showing my faith in you, that you would always be here for me when I needed you. But when I did, you weren’t there. Do you know how I feel?” “Of course I do. Why do you think I left?” *** Inspired by something Mr. Al is writing. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story […]
From Drew to Suzie
Sometimes the distance between you and I spans more than the miles of telephone wire, or the pauses between breaths when thinking spins too fast, or the shattering of a sentence placed wrong. Sometimes everything stretches out into meaningless fog and crossing the dark bridge to be where you are seems impossible. I am battered now, and wonder, when I finally return, will you still love me? Drew and Suzie are characters from my regular Friday serial Suzie’s House. This […]
The Belle of the Ball
She was the belle of the ball, sought by many, loved even revered. Her sweet voice rang out clear and strong. Her beautiful curves shone to perfection. They hung her in the chapel where they could hear her every time someone pulled her rope. And pull they did, every Sunday, Easter, and twice on Christmas Eve. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the […]
