fifty-five-word stories

2009

December 19

November 30

October 31

September 30

August 31

July 31

June 30

May 31

April 30

March 31

February 28

January 30

2008

December 1

November 1

October

September

August 1

July 10

June

May

April

March

February

January

“I love how he always pretends he doesn’t know...

She was perfect. Everyone looked up to her and I can’t...

Gabriella was only four. She was a good kid, the kind who...

“I’m working on a film.” I said....

He took my hand and knew that something was wrong. But he...

Every single day you wake up, there is that hope. That...

Things would change, I knew that. Ever since we came home...

“What are we doing today?” I asked. It was our...

When we were younger, my mom would always associate...

I first saw her by the park. There was a tree in the middle...

I’m always rushing. Rushing to get through breakfast,...

The world looks slightly different when you view it from...

I told myself that I would stop trying to force myself into...

If you woke up today, thinking about me, I wish you’d...

“Look, I like you…” Just like that, those...

I looked at her and didn’t know what to say. She was...

Afternoons were spent walking from the station to the...

Let’s go get lost somewhere. That’s what I wrote...

We met at the beach. Oddly enough, I wasn’t even...

“So what are we?” A question I always asked, but...

He asked me to marry him today. I didn’t know what to...

Whenever the skies turn a fiery red, I would get lost in it....

I woke up with just one thing on my mind: I want to run. I...

“Can we do this again?” I asked. We had just...

“Stop telling yourself that he will walk through that...

The days are starting to look the same to me. With days...

“Have you ever tried climbing a tree?” he asked....

This place was memorable. They grew up building this place...

We shared my room with our neighbors last night. I woke up...

I used to be such a relaxed person. I lived each day as it...

“It’s been here since I was young,” I...