You rub your eyes and enter a galaxy. Stars explode in the back of your eyelids as you careen through a bright tunnel. For a split second, you find yourself at the edge of the universe, when suddenly you are hauled back to Earth.
You feel more awake than ever.
Yuhyun Hwang is a high school student and writer who lives in Seoul, South Korea. She loves to read, write, and paint in her free time.
He was doing headstands on the beach when a radio blared: Income inequality at all-time high!
Sinking, he allowed the sand to reach his ears.
Violence, poverty, global warming!
“Oh, enough already,” he grumbled.
Down went his head, nice and snug, until the radio was muted.
Then the sea rose.
Michelle Wilson’s words have appeared in Litro Magazine, The Drabble, 50-Word Stories, Literally Stories, Flash Fiction Magazine, and Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, among others. She lives in Miami Beach, Florida. Sometimes she can be found at medium.com/@wilsmk.
Scent of mown grass. Faint jingle of Brody’s tags, and the pull of his leash in her palm.
Down the street, Milo and Sasha splashing in the pool, and little Ben crying, “Wait for me!”
Then the honeysuckle sweetness hedging the Jones’ yard. She’d hardly noticed before her vision dimmed.
Jennifer L Freed mostly writes poems, but likes 50-word stories. Her website is jfreed.weebly.com.
A little ringing in my ear. If I listen to it, it sings louder, over, under, and through the little holes of my ear. There’s a tiny TV playing a tinny song. A little choir in my ear, with one-note songs. They sing on, on, on, maybe until I’m gone.
Will Loop is currently homeless and enjoys spending time at his local library.