fifty-five-word stories

We sat in silence for over five minutes—or maybe longer, I...

Mar 2nd

It was our first trip as a couple. I was excited when he...

Mar 2nd

My mother’s mornings were spent running from their hut...

Feb 28th

My favorite time of day is that moment when there’s...

Feb 27th

I love looking at the sky. I like staring at the clouds and...

Feb 27th

“I remember you. You’re the dude with a tiny...

Feb 26th

He met me at this table every morning with a hash brown and...

Feb 24th

There was a man who wore a blue suit to work. He had a blue...

Feb 23rd

When we were younger, we each had a sketch pad and a box of...

Feb 22nd

When I was in high school, my friends and I would spend lazy...

Feb 21st

There’s something beautiful about the way she tucks...

Feb 21st

He was every inch a gentleman, always remembering to open...

Feb 19th

Her favorite thing to look at is this big world map across...

Feb 19th

The last time he wrote me a letter was in high school—third...

Feb 18th

When I was eight, I spent everyday with my best friend. She...

Feb 17th

The sky was dark and overcast. I had been walking for hours...

Feb 16th

Andy had this tree at the back of their house. It was her...

Feb 15th

It was four years ago, here… “Yeah, you’ve...

Feb 14th

If they could live like this everyday, they’d lug...

Feb 12th

We were barely 10 then. You were napping on my left while I...

Feb 11th

In the middle of the night, I feel your toes brush against...

Feb 10th

As a child, she would run outdoors with her arms raised and...

Feb 10th

The sky turned into a rose hue. It faded seamlessly into...

Feb 9th

It had already been an hour. She was wandering aimlessly,...

Feb 7th

I used to live in a house by the beach. Every morning,...

Feb 6th

The light in the room was flickering. I knew it was time to...

Feb 6th

“What are you looking at?” “Nothing. I...

Feb 5th

When the sun is out, a smile instantly forms on my face....

Feb 4th

I was in an unfamiliar place with strangers. He came up to...

Feb 2nd

Each time there was rustle, a sound of any kind, I’d...

Feb 2nd

We were stuck on the highway with nothing but a couple of...

Jan 31st