Saturday, March 21, 2020

Second Collection of Very Short Stories

Here is another collection of very short stories. Let me know which one was your favorite.

“Only #seventeen coins!” Alhea screamed. She resisted the urge to shatter the trunk with her sword. She turned around twice in rage. “2,000 miles! I killed four ogres! And that stupid wizard’s spell took 3 of my fingers! For 17 coins!” She shattered the trunk. #vss365
 
I crept into the kitchen, tip-toeing, holding my breath. The Lucky Charms were on the third shelf. I could just reach the box. The cereal was a #tribute for the burnt boy under my bed. He kept the monsters at bay in my closet. #vss365
 
He stood at the edge of the bridge, questions running through his head, through his heart. He watched a #seagull glide between the sky and ocean. The pain was cracking his chest. Fly? Step down? Was there a life after this? The death certificate fell from his hand. #vss365
 
The #whitecaps over took her again. She giggled. With a rush of arms and legs, the toys fell from the edge. She couldn't believe the power she had to make the bubbles populate in front of her. She laughed out loud. Dad, sighed, grabbed a towel for the floor and smiled. #vss365
 
She stood at the sink. The house had been silent for months. He wondered how to #bridge this emotion. How do they love now that it was just them? Could he take her back to long gazes over coffee & passionate kisses goodnight? He moved toward her, placing his hand in hers. #vss365
 
2047 They say truth is stranger than fiction, Desire was still trying to wrap her life around the #purge. She was alone in the staff room of a school in WY. Once Texas seceded, everything fell apart in just a few months. She checked her backpack. Time to move. #vss365
 
The wolf had a #deathly look in its eyes. Jerrod stood frozen with a trash bag in his right hand. Silently, the pack emerged from the morning mist. His lungs kicked back on, air rushing in. The wolves stepped forward. "Hurry up with the trash, hun" his wife shouted. #vss365
 
He was at #peace. He knew the gun would fire. Nothing else mattered at the moment besides what happened after the shot. How his body would react, how his mind would be affected. He would work on that one last breath. There was no room for mistakes during this race. #vss365
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

No comments:

Post a Comment