The blog “55 Words” has started a trend of 55-word short stories online. I think this is an excellent exercise, so occasionally be posting some of my own attempts of these miniature pieces. This particular one shows that I have been reading too much Chuck Palahniuk lately:
This slow-walking hipster has red hair that looks like a perfect target for my fist.
“Move it!” I shout because I’m late and just got off of the phone with a dying relative who thinks I’m their old lover. He jumps forward. Bits of him spit at me when the bus hits.
My martyr.
1 Comment
October 27, 2007 at 1:36 pm
You have so many lovely “word pockets” in your work. Your recept post “Come” in an example.
55 words is just right. While I write longer stories,
these little guys are my favorites.
Ever notice how blog post always become about the postee? What a world.