Hundred
In response to today’s #vss365 prompt – 100, here’s my Very Short Story. Humans in shackles bowed to the Director. “What have these flesh bags dug up?” He asked an… Read more »
Tag: microfiction
Missed Train, Unmissed Connection
Sorry about the crappy title. I’ve been nursing a sick, clingy child for days now. So exhausted. Anyway, I’d been coming across these tiny stories on Twitter lately with the… Read more »
Two Seconds of Fame
Zebra was thirteen and frustrated. The herd’s ne’er-do-well tripped over a stone one morning. He limped to the watering hole. Fawns cooed. “You okay? Zebra’s chest puffed up. “Yeah. Kicked a… Read more »
The Antidote
My fangs were the first to go after the procedure. Then the thirst for blood. I live on without the will to live. I’ve been told to keep up, but… Read more »
Phil from Accounting
Here’s what the YeahWrite Editors had to say about this piece – There were several standout micro entries this month, and it made choosing one really tough. Everyone who made… Read more »
Saintly Wisdom
The sage of Kanchenjunga considered the prostrate figure. “Your offerings, O wise one!” The writer shivered. “Vermilion from India, a blue lily from the Nile, and a piano ballad from… Read more »
Overwatch
A jilted heart, a pink slip, an F grade and an undesirable reflection looked up at the blanket of sequins.
Fractured
Her last will is read. Some are suddenly richer than the others. Somber silence is now replaced by a scuffle between siblings. A lone shoe makes its way over the… Read more »