55 Words: Gold-Digger
A short tale in 55 words about value, money and worth.
Writer’s Diary
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55 Words: Afterglow
A 55 word tale about kissing.
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55 Words: Turnabout Isn’t Fair Play
A 55 word story about interactions and fair play.
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Meant To Be
Phone in hand, she dials with her thumb. It is a number that has traveled from a dog-eared phone diary, to an organizer, several internet address books, an online contacts list and a couple of mobile phones. As the number dials, she thinks back to the last time they spoke,…
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55 Words: Room With A View
The room has a view. An expensive view. She says, Take a walk in the mud. Stay out in the rain so long that you never feel clean and dry again. When you return, you won’t need to stand at the window to see the view. He shrugs, Too late,…
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Telling All
For Shreyasi, who understands what I don’t say as well. And for the person this conversation happened with. ~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~ How are things? What things? You know…are you dating anybody? I haven’t heard you talk about any women. I haven’t liked any women. Turn left here, it’s around the corner. What…
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55-Words: Bar-Frog
Hungover on reality….Or high on illusion?Life is nothing more than a visit to the bar! What’s your poison tonight, sir? How about a cocktail of the two? Coming up …. one average human being on the rocks. No, hold the ice, give it to me neat.. Impossible, the ice keeps…
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Friends Are For Telling Secrets To
I am there if you ever need to talk. And remember, I can keep a secret! She smiled a warm goodbye thinking, Yes, I would trust you if I had a secretIn fact I almost wish I had one right now,Just so I could share it with you What an…
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Acts Of Little Faith
I awaited the drama, watching for all the acts of the characters.
Presumption and Ego came to me.
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Aphrodite
Aphrodite met me. What did she teach me about love or myself?
