fifty-five-word stories

It was always the little things. We usually ate lunch...

Nov 30th

We both plug in our earphones the moment we step on to the...

Nov 29th

That weekend, I was going to see him again. After four...

Nov 28th

When I hear music, I think of you. Of how your laugh sounds...

Nov 27th

There was no one left on the island. Everything was washed...

Nov 26th

“Is this seat taken?” I wanted to say no....

Nov 26th

You were waiting by the taxi stand. I tried to catch your...

Nov 24th

There are some days when she gets tired of this. Of the...

Nov 24th

“The light hurts my eyes,” she says. She was...

Nov 22nd

Mom was always in the driver’s seat. I’d sit in...

Nov 22nd

I’m tired. Always going the extra mile for you,...

Nov 21st

I’ve never stayed in one place for more than a year....

Nov 20th

They were best friends since first grade. They’d walk...

Nov 19th

I’m always used to being behind the camera. The only...

Nov 18th

We’d been sitting on the park bench for over an hour...

Nov 17th

I’m the type of girl you won’t approach. Mostly...

Nov 16th

He took my hand that night and I knew somehow that he would...

Nov 15th

When it’s not too hot out, I like to sit under the...

Nov 13th

The sky was an infinite blue. I knew that one way or...

Nov 13th

He spends most of his days in his room. I’d see him...

Nov 12th

Anne was alone for as long as she could remember. She relied...

Nov 11th

“Let’s have sushi later?” she asked as the...

Nov 10th

I hated birthdays. I always threw a tantrum when I knew I...

Nov 8th

I retreated to the glass house up in the mountains whenever...

Nov 8th

“Good morning,” he said. It was eight in the...

Nov 6th

“If you think this is difficult, I’m telling you...

Nov 6th

In the morning, the first thing I do is have my morning...

Nov 5th

She hadn’t gone home in a while—make that 5 years....

Nov 4th

This is my favorite swing. At the back of my favorite...

Nov 3rd

I live out of my suitcase. One day here, the next I’m...

Nov 1st

He always slept beside me. He said I smelled like...

Nov 1st