Categotry Archives: Fiction
The Weed
“It’s not a weed.” She carefully watered it with an old fashioned watering can because the hose wouldn’t reach. “It’s growing in the middle of the alley. Of course it’s a weed.” “But it’s a sunflower. How could a sunflower be a weed?” “Anything growing in the middle of where I want to drive is a weed.” “It’s not a weed. It’s a volunteer. Quit running it down.” The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a […]
Suzie’s House 228 : Just What He Thought of Her
Up until a minute ago, this whole MacDonald’s thing with Fran had been a total yawn. Gene thought maybe Mrs. H. would say something mean, cause they all knew Fran was only pretending to be his real mom in order to get at the guitar. Instead, they all – him and Fran and Mrs. H, and Tracy – got their food, said “Hi” then sat around eating. Talk about dullsville. Then Mrs. H. went off to the bathroom, and Tracy […]
160 – Bread Crumbs
I leave my trail of hope in the comment stream, like bread crumbs – a path from you to me. Anonymous? Not if I can help it. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
55- Not a bag lady.
“Personally, I’m not a big fan of destiny,” she said. She pushed a shopping cart down the street as though shopping for neighbors. “I think people treat destiny as a scapegoat. ‘I can’t help being poor. It’s my destiny’ or ‘you have to help me fight this, it’s my destiny.’ It’s all rubbish.” She turned the cart in at the grocery story and sent it in amongst the others. “It’s not about destiny. It’s about destination.” The challenge, should you […]
Suzie’s House 227 : Is She or Isn’t She?
Gene and Tracy sat at the kitchen table while Mrs. H. watched Miranda cook, which was kind of weird since Miranda was just as old as Mrs. H. and knew how to cook, sort of. Last time it was her turn to cook she left out the salt. Mrs. H. called it a sin of omission. “Aren’t you going to say anything?” He asked it like it was no big deal, didn’t even look up from his homework all that […]
160 – Valliant Effort
In the depths of the night he drew 1250 flowers and a message. It took hours. In the morning the rain came and washed it away. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
55 – Armageddon
“Argh! I’ve had it,” said the creator. “If you don’t straighten out and fly right, I’m going to pull the plug!” Not a soul listened in the market place. The merchants kept hawking their wares. The buyers shoved past the creator, ignoring him. So he shut the computer down and walked away, never to open that program again. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted […]
Suzie’s House 226 : On the Observation Deck
Mrs. H., that’s what Gene called her and Tracy liked it so she called Ben’s mom that too, wanted to go back to the observation deck of the capital building because it was open even though it was supposed to be closed because it wasn’t even summer anymore. So they all went there. How Tracy ended up between Gene and the woman who said she was his mom was a mystery, but after catching the way the woman looked at […]
160 – Fire on the Mountain
It’s happened every year for a decade, but still it catches him by surprise when the valley fills with smoke. Everything smells like a campfire until the snow comes. He prays for snow. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
55 – The Artist
He does it late at night when it’s hard to tell if the colors are right spraying on the sides of walls. If they caught him they’d make him wash it off and no one much would see his skill. Tomorrow this train will roll and show his name to the entire country if he doesn’t get caught. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted […]
Suzie’s House 225 : To the Capital Rotunda
“Gene? Gene!” Fran held her arms out wide for a hug. She imagined him falling into her embrace, crying with the joy of having found his long lost mother. No such luck. He took a step back, then stuck out his hand. She wasn’t sure from the angle of his hand if he intended to shake her hand or just hold her off. She grabbed him as if to shake but intended to drag him into a hug. Would have […]
160- The Egg
Sad that it will never hatch, abandoned by parents too hungry to care, but fun that we get to hold it if only for a moment. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
Suzie’s House 224: Lady Luck
Francesca let her car glide into the parking space at the library. Lucky. She didn’t even have to parallel park because there were two stalls in a row. She carefully locked her car, plugged the meter to the max, and headed for the computers. She wanted to get her “facts” lined up before they met. Not that she intended to lie any more than she had to. It was more a matter of adapting to the situation. Or maybe making […]
160 – A Dirty Business
I ran across him later, washing his clothes out. They didn’t seem that dirty, but what’s that smell? He said, iguana piss. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
55 – Accidental Silence
I like the flat intricacies and estuaries of the accidental silence when we lapse because we are thinking too much and have been drawn deep into our interiors; not because we are then so separate, but because then we can come together like the tide creeping in to form new patterns of harmony/ thought/ friendship 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, […]
