Category: flash fiction
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Off Script | Fifty-Word Story
Every morning it’s the same thing: a cup of coffee with a bagel and a banana. Predictability is her preference. Until one groggy-eyed day, she looked in the cupboard and there was no coffee and no bagels and no bananas. “What planet is this?!” “Centara 4,” replied the large-headed alien. If you enjoy micro poetry,…
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Untangled | One-Hundred-Word Story
Walking on the beach helped Ron build his strength, after the left side of his body was debilitated by a stroke. All sorts of things wash up on the seashore: driftwood, seaweed, and dead fish, to name a few. One morning, he found something peculiar: a ball of tangled steel wire. He took it home…
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Famous Last Words | Six-Word Story
My attempt to write a complete story in six words.
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The Flower Bed | Six-Word Story
My attempt to tell a complete story in six words.
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Local Pickup Only | One-Hundred-Word Story
Note: This is the fourth and final installment of Tom’s time-travel saga. Read the complete series here:Part One: As IsPart Two: User ErrorPart Three: Warm Reception The clock is ticking for Tom, who arrived by mistake in 2026 BC at an Armenian sheep pasture. He can see torches in the distance, coming from a village.…
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Warm Reception | 50-Word Story
Note: This is the third installment in Tom’s time-travel saga. Read Part One, As Is, and Part Two, User Error. 2026 BC: when the DeLorean exits the space-time continuum, Tom narrowly misses a group of sleeping sheep. Terrified, the Armenian shepherds get the flock out of there. Mister hapless time traveler now has only minutes…
