Very Short Stories
Inspired by @VeryShortStory, the rule is officially that it’s supposed to fit in a Tweet, i.e. 140 characters. Unofficially, it’s just a very compact story…not a plot summary, but a piece that evokes/encompasses a whole story in a sentence or three. There’s a bit of a community with the #vss tag, but they honestly aren’t as good.
My three favorites in bold.
- “Too late!” Matt gasped. He reached the bridge just in time to see the splash
- Wife off fighting time-traveling demons. Relationship status: It’s Complicated
- His shoes went squik squik along the kitchen floor. “Tony, what has Michael done this time?”
- I had dared him to eat that fish. Now, I was identifying his body.
- Help: Hawaiian transported to alternate reality. Can’t speak Japanese.
- Coworker walks in with a sealed box and a concealed grin. Whispers
fly around the office: What hath Rod got?
(see this Wikipedia article) - Never break up with someone who works in a nuclear plant. It’s not good if they melt down.
- “Spare any change?”
“Sorry, I’m late for my class on Poverty.” - “Hey, Kate! We were in the same English class, right?”
“No.” Kate kept walking. - He slid down the wall spouting nonsense. We all assumed he was a foreigner on a cell phone.
- “You’ll forgive me, but I have a train to catch.” Tipping his hat, Tam slung the lasso over his shoulder and rode away.
- xaznfyter> if all good things come to an end
xaznfyter> why are we still together? :)
kite_girl32> …
kite_girl32> seth
kite_girl32> we need to talk. - “Oh no, she’s home!” Hastily I arranged the vomit into a more
pleasing configuration.
No, I don’t know what’s going on with this one. It just popped into my head. - Headphones: on. Private browsing: on. Neopets.com, here I come.
- We both put down three kings. After glaring for a moment, we decided to split the pot.
- it’s really great to get out in the wilderness once in a while! -Sent from my iPhone
- Well, it could be worse. The tree could have fallen on all four of us.
- I passed by her as I did every day, jerking my hand up and murmuring a hello. Only this time she was with someone.
- There was a sickening crack. When my eyes opened, I was on the ground.
- With it still stuck to my tire, failing my driving test was the least of my concerns.
- He shouted “help!”…just to see if anyone would.
- To add insult to injury, the invoice for the new front steps came the day after the doctor’s bill and disability permit.
From JoMoWriPoShoSto.