Tag: dark humor
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Famous Last Words | Six-Word Story
My attempt to write a complete story in six words.
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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…
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User Error | One-Hundred-Word Story
Note: This is the 100-word sequel to yesterday’s 50-word dribble, As Is. Day seven. Tom simply cannot spend another twenty-four hours in the maddening time loop. Scrounging, he discovers a book under the passenger seat of the DeLorean: Time Travel For Dummies. As the castaway scans the table of contents, his eyes widen: “What to…
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A Mother’s Love | One-Hundred-Word Story
A herd of cattle grazes contently just across the fence from a hamburger joint. As greasy smoke rises from the roof, the aroma of cooking beef wafts toward the pasture. A calf says to his mother, “My friend told me people eat cows in there.” “Don’t believe everything you hear,” she replies. “They only take…
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The Hens Get Even | One-Hundred-Word Story
Despite the egg pecking incident, Sam doesn’t realize just how upset the chickens are by the loss of their friends, Heather and Marietta. Still, he knows something’s off, so he placates his feathered “friends” with dried mealworms. They stop their sabotage. One early morning, Sam gathers the eggs. Carrying the full basket out of the…
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The Hens Aren’t Laughing | One-Hundred-Word Story
As Sam slow smokes some chickens he took from his flock, a cackle of the remaining free-range birds struts up. Looking out the window, his wife giggles at the irony. A photo of the scene, with the hens holding signs in their beaks that say, “Eat more beef,” quickly goes viral. Humans may like the…
