I wrote this microfiction story after attending a conference and visiting a death camp in Auschwitz. This 50-word short story and accompanying backstory are, in…
This New House “What do you mean, Nora? It’s perfect!” She walked across the glossy floor, thinking of her life before marrying Nathan. Or… had…
Welcome to the Fifty-Word Short Story challenge — a weekly opportunity to test your writing skills by crafting an entire story in just 50 words.…
The Secret Notebook Perhaps Frieda had always known. She stood in the attic, holding a notebook with her name printed in small type on…
The Fifty-Word Short Story challenge is a weekly opportunity to test your writing skills by crafting an entire story in just 50 words. We have…
We never know what will emerge in our lives as inspiration, do we? For me, it might be a penny sitting alone on a sidewalk.…
The Clearing Wisps of smoke rise from the bubbling pot. The witches chant. “We invoke thee, young one. Come to us!” Slowly, the maiden walks,…
The Selection The lumpy, disfigured gourd grimaced in the pumpkin lot. Sarah grimaced back. “Sorry, you’re too ugly.” Then she smiled, realizing it reminded her…
Leaving Against a silken, fog-feathered landscape, depleted by wind and Autumn decay, we flew. It was time. Winter threatened, biting our wings with an arctic…
Chastened Fire raged as Joscelin’s brothers battled the knights. She hid. Elric had run for safety with the baby. Would she ever see them again?…