Categotry Archives: Flash Fiction 55
After Glow
She loves it when he rolls off and falls asleep. It’s a rare moment when his overwhelming vitality banks and she gets to see something no one else does; her man vulnerable. She plays with his chest hair, then looks in his face, looking for her angel. He sighs, smiles, and opens one eye just enough to wink. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted […]
Out of Touch
On the highest mountain peek my daughter’s cell phone beeps the receipt of a text message. Tracy is running wild and Lisa is right behind her. Better do something about them, quick. While I peruse the grandeur of distant mountains, she taps out her reply. I can not help wondering who is out of touch. 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, […]
Soft Susurrations
(This is a somewhat random picture, but I’m counting it as a TRP) Her voice Ebbing and flowing like waves of a calm sea Marks the passing of a nap like the tick of a clock. She’s with friends in another room, Sharing the comfortable thoughts Of a social creature Until Silence. He sits up, fully awake. What is wrong? Her voice returns. Oh. A pause in the conversation. He rolls over and sleeps. The challenge, should you choose to […]
Cowboy Up
The announcer’s garbled voice echoed around the arena as the buzzer went off. The gate swung open and the bull took his first crow hop. Hand up, back jarring, rump slamming on spiny back Slam, slam, slam then Flying Over the horns. Under the hooves, A ton of angry animal bucking away. “Oh too bad. Half a second short.” Cowboy dusts off his pants, grinning. Except his wallet, and maybe some pride, all parts are intact. The challenge, should you […]
Turn Around
Don’t stand there on the cliff edge Telling yourself there is only one way. How can there only be one, when I have called to you for so long, waving and pointing to all the other ways to leave this precipice? My voice is hoarse. My arms are tired But I’ll keep standing here Waiting for you To stop telling yourself lies. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash […]
Three Behrs
Baby Behr’s bed is as hard and cold as a tavern wench’s eyes. No wonder he favors blindfolds. Papa Behr’s kindness is soft and yielding though his devotion to duty is firm. Mama Behr’s bed belongs to a man. When all three reach for the prize, what’s a Goldie to do? 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 […]
The Flow
There is a flow, A rush of love, light, laughter Meaning, respect, and justice Running through all things in the universe Which we hide from ourselves. We close ourselves up, turn away, And claim all is barren and arid Even as the flow pummels our backs. Opening up to this flow Is the first step to a better life But makes us feel As if we are breaking. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a […]
Nessa’s Challenge
Everyone said her life was charmed. Always the prettiest with the best grades and rich parents. Cheerleading Captain. Student Council. Dating the quarterback. Some people liked to gossip about her, but she didn’t care. Let them be jealous. She knew they’d be charmed too if a genie was their mother. 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. […]
Catherine’s Challenge
Martin never thought he’d see the day when Charlotte, the hair dresser, would dump him in the desert. He could still smell the orange crème yogurt she’d tried to feed him in their Vegas bathroom before taking that slow ride to abandonment. Now he’d have to live on flies. Maybe he shouldn’t have bit her. 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, […]
Keeping Up
“Mama! Wait, wait, I can’t go so fast. Mama, wait.” “Hurry up, Honey. We are already late.” “Whahhhhh.” “I’m sorry. We’ll go a little slower.” “Look, Mama. Flowers! I want this one, and this one, and this one. Oh, look,” pointing into the distance. “A puppy!” “Wait, Honey, where are you going? Come back here!” Groan. “I knew this would happen.” The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction […]
Testing
“Do you love me? How much? Will you come and see me even when I never visit you? Will you do me favors when I don’t have time for you? Will you prove your love, shower me with devotion, give me everything I want? Don’t you love me? Hey! Where are you going? You don’t love me at all.” The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is […]
Man Slut
“So. How’s it hanging?” The perpetual bachelor looked around. Cozy house, wife, kids. “Hanging? You haven’t changed in all this time, have you,” his friends said. “Got that right. Different girl every night. Great crib. I got it all.” “Really?” The guy patted his wife’s hands as she gave him a hug and grinned at one of his kids. “Yeah. I got it all.” He said it, but he didn’t sound so sure. The challenge, should you choose to accept […]
Still a Slut
“Don’t go,” she said as her lover put on his clothes. He didn’t bother to answer, not even a look. “I love you.” “No you don’t. You’ll have another man in here by morning.” “Yeah? Well, maybe I should.” And she would, if she could. But as she got older “it” wasn’t the only thing getting old and going no where. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Click on […]
Slut
Twenty years later, with three children at her side she ran into two of her lovers in the grocery store. They were talking. About her. Her nineteen years of monogamy didn’t matter to them. Only the one year of infamy that included them. Her toddler didn’t care, by her teenager was all ears as she swung the cart around. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Click on the badge […]
Proof of Desirability
She longed for a boyfriend, or at least a kiss. All the boys said, “When it comes to you, I can only be serious.” or “I’m not sure I’m ready to commit.” She thought they didn’t want her. Twenty years later, she remembered, and understood. She wasn’t the other kind of girl. 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.
