fifty-five-word stories

Two rings. “Hello?” The voice was unfamiliar to...

May 1st

Noelle was a happy-go-lucky girl, who never worried about...

Apr 30th

My heart felt like it was going to leap out from my chest,...

Apr 28th

Everyday, she wakes up to the view of her bedroom window...

Apr 28th

He took her to an empty lot and sat her down by the grass....

Apr 27th

There were just too many things happening that day. She had...

Apr 26th

It was a cool morning and Dad had already started a fire to...

Apr 25th

Alexa was barely a year old when she took her first steps....

Apr 24th

Woke up to the familiar sound of waves crashing. I walked up...

Apr 22nd

She was the spur of the moment type of girl. She could throw...

Apr 21st

I was driving myself home that night and the wind was...

Apr 21st

When I see a rainbow, I remember the days when we’d...

Apr 19th

It was the one of the hottest days we’ve had that...

Apr 18th

We were both water babies. We didn’t kick or scream...

Apr 18th

I wake up in the middle of the night, startled when I...

Apr 17th

It was the 16th of April and it was supposed to come a week...

Apr 16th

The first time she saw him, I did not know what to say. I...

Apr 15th

Alice was a loner. She spent mornings out by the garden,...

Apr 14th

He slipped her a note before class ended and she...

Apr 13th

The house smells like sugar and butter every morning....

Apr 12th

We drove through the streets that were now empty, no cars or...

Apr 11th

The light was coming in streams through the window. Her eyes...

Apr 10th

We woke up before the sun rose, slept through the car ride,...

Apr 8th

We both ran to the bed and collapsed into giggles. The...

Apr 7th

After breakfast, they moved to the garden, sipping coffee...

Apr 7th

He was all about roses, and fancy dinners, and doors being...

Apr 5th

He told her that everything was going to be alright....

Apr 4th

Have you tried floating on your back in the water and...

Apr 4th

You’re like a ghost that comes in and out of my life....

Apr 3rd

She was only five when her mom gave her a Carebears plush...

Apr 1st

Lori and Lesley were two years apart. When they posed for...

Apr 1st