During my fall semester, I took a short story writing class. Each week, we were given a different prompt so that we could try out different kinds of short stories. It was a lot of fun and taught me a lot about how to write different kinds of short stories. One of my favorites was called the 55-word story. As said by its name, the story is only 55 words long: the first sentence is 10 words, the next is 9, then 8, and so on and so forth. It was a lot of fun to write and I wanted to share them here.
Fairy Dances
The fairies danced upon the
flower’s petals as I watched. Twirling in the air, they looked like shooting
stars.
I wanted so to join their
lovely dance.
But I didn’t know how to ask.
So I simply watched and
longed.
Then, they saw me staring.
They stopped and whispered.
One flew close.
She laughed.
Twinkling.
The Light Next Door
Light shines from the lamp
in my neighbor’s upper bedroom.
I’ve never seen anything in
that room before tonight.
It intrigues me so I move in
closer.
Perhaps he’s rented out the
extra space.
Heaven knows he needs the
money.
But why wait so long?
I don’t really know.
I should ask.
Shouldn’t I?
Nevermind.
