26 years old. That’s when my heart first met hers.
26 minutes in and I was already in love.
26 months later I broke her heart into a billion bits.
26 seconds. That’s how long it took her to leave.
26 years older and I’m still picking up the pieces.
Dylan Martin is a University at Albany alumnus who currently lives in the New York metropolitan area. His passion for fiction tends to gravitate towards the characters involved, and his writing tends to focus on the characters as well. See more at dm-writing.com.
There will be lots who can relate to this (it was my heart though!). Fabulous piece. You got 26 into 50 brilliantly. Well done Dylan.
Congratulations! Your writing is clear and sensitive. Many people could feel close to it!!
so touching, much said in 50 words…loved it!
Clever and at the same time emotionally powerful. Not easy to do.
Entirely relatable. An entire, impactful, story told in under a minute.