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
He lined the house with different kinds of plants. One color...
May 30th
Whenever I feel bad, I just lock myself in my room and turn...
May 30th
On afternoons like these, when the sky is blue and the...
May 29th
One of my favorite pastimes is to look up and stare at the...
May 28th
Maria was an only child. She never knew any kid on the...
May 27th
We take turns, trying to avoid the obvious. You talk about...
May 25th
You asked me what my favorite flower was once. And every day...
May 25th
You have this whole other universe apart from ours. So I go...
May 24th
She was a small town kind of girl. She didn’t like...
May 23rd
“Are your floors, like, cemented?” I wanted to...
May 22nd
The house of my childhood was one surrounded by trees. There...
May 21st
When you walk down that shore, remember I’m never...
May 20th
She was sick. I knew it somehow, but never acknowledged it....
May 18th
We walk down this familiar path with a strange tension...
May 18th
We are separated by buildings, by electric wires, and...
May 16th
“Excuse me? Is this tree taken?” I giggled at...
May 16th
You left. Two words. Those were the only words I could write...
May 15th
Keep your feet on the ground was something they always told...
May 14th
“That’s an awesome pattern you’ve got...
May 13th
With you, it’s never just yes or no. We tread the thin...
May 11th
You used to come by my house everyday after school....
May 11th
I didn’t ask for this. For every single person to...
May 9th
Whenever there’s a storm coming, my heart beats a...
May 9th
“Why do you have to keep leaving me behind?”...
May 8th
Whenever someone said something bad about you, I’d...
May 7th
There are trees in this place that remind him of her. They...
May 6th
I have the most random fantasies in the middle of the day. I...
May 4th
What do you hear when you’re sitting by the ocean? I hear a...
May 4th
The sun is out and the trees seem extra green this morning....
May 2nd
They were a bunch of noisy teenagers just looking for a...
May 2nd
Two rings. “Hello?” The voice was unfamiliar to...
May 1st