Leaving.
She had left him face down in the bed, the sheets still tucked around him.
He had been a fool for a pair of legs.
Now, she smiled to the guard at the station and clenched her handbag a little tighter, heading for the train that would take her the farthest.
-C.R.C.
Nanofiction!
Nanofiction Website: http://nanofiction.org/.
Also be sure to read:
World’s Shortest Stories: Murder. Love. Horror. Suspense.
Edited by Steve Moss.
Writing Inspiration….Beautiful photo by Toni Frissell (1951- Public Domain Photo)
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Contest Extension
The 51 word fiction writing contest deadline, originally scheduled for September 10, 2009, has been extended to October 10, 2009. Please send entries and/or questions to short51fiction@yahoo.com. The more competition, the better!
Wistful
(Contest Entry #2)
Alone again, she walked down the nearly empty streets, nothing to her name but the clothes she wore and the few things in her thin shopping bags. A change of clothes, enough money to feed her for a week.
Right before he ended it, he’d said she had too much baggage.
-Kate Braun
Don’t forget to enter the 51 word fiction writing contest….email short51fiction@yahoo.com for details.
25 Words or Less?
Another enjoyable site if you like really micro-fiction: http://espressostories.com/.
Only 25 words!!!
Alone In a Crowd.
(Contest Entry #1)
She walked along the streets of crowded New York, window shopping. She used to do this with her best friend but that seems like such a long lifetime ago. The bags she carries, the jewelry she wears doesn’t make up for the loneliness she feels inside.
Alone in a crowd.
Alone.
-Nickie Le.
Eternity
He looked at me and I felt like I was 20 again. Those years where we didn’t care about anything but having fun. He handles my heart with kindness, my soul with love, and my bones with tender care. Eternity doesn’t ever seem long enough to sustain the both of us.
-Nickie Le.
51 Word Short Short Fiction Writing Contest:
Rules:
1.) Work must be inspired by the above photograph.
2.) Work must be 51 words in length (not including title or author name).
3.) Work must be original and not previously published.
4.) Work must be submitted to short51fiction@yahoo.com before September 10, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Please email short51fiction@yahoo.com for more details.
Send your writing to short51fiction@yahoo.com.
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Interesting...
If you like short fiction, you should definitely take a look at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105660765.
There are some very talented writers and entertaining shorts to read on the site.
I am hoping NPR may hold another round of the contest in the near future.
Alone
People come and people go. I’ve watched them do so. I stopped letting them come because each time more of me would go. Can I live? Alone: where I never thought I’d be. I guess that’s how it’s got to be. I guess they’ll come back, but I won’t let them.
http://www.vivalakincade.tumblr.com
New Submission
He breathed in her scent, vanilla with a hint of something he couldn’t place. She trembled in his arms, and he relished the feeling. They were meant to be together, he mused. But she didn’t see it that way. Well, now she would see. Oh yes, she would.
-lilian sun (fucksun.tumblr.com)
What's 51-Word Fiction?
A site for really short fiction! We publish 51 word fiction, post links to short & micro-fiction websites, and challenge writers to 51 word fiction writing contests.
Submit your 51 word fiction to short51fiction@yahoo.com.
WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL.
By submitting, you are agreeing to publication on this site. Please be sure to include your name/initials and your story title with your submission.
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