He left the run-down building, a smile on his face and full knowledge of what he had to do next.
As a bonus, his back and shoulders felt great. Who knew that Morse code could be so therapeutic?
For Markov Luhanovich, the great Russian spy, the medium was the massage.
Adam Michaud lives in Toronto, making bad puns and being kind to
strangers. Occasionally, he writes things.
“I’m returning this puzzle.”
“Sorry, we don’t do returns on products that have been taken out of the packaging.”
“But there were pieces missing!”
“Which pieces?”
“The corners.”
“Oh… I see the misunderstanding. You can’t get the corners here.”
“What? Where do I get them?”
“At a Corner Store. Duh.”
This story was based on the prompt “corner store” at TypeTrigger.
“Man, you’re SUCH a bummer.”
“I am? I didn’t realize… I thought you invited me on this live animal capturing expedition because you enjoyed my company.”
“I do! But, see, when I tag the animals, I shoot the dart into their shoulders… Why do you keep aiming for their rumps?”
This story was based on the prompt “bummed out” at TypeTrigger.
Chick flicks, tragedies, heartbreaking anti-romances… She couldn’t get enough. Those faces on the screen, looming large, eyes, noses, mouths puckered in anguish, terrified: “Love me! Love me! I don’t want to be alone!”
Her hard drives were filled to the brim with her obsession. She was downloading torrents of tears.
This story was based on the prompt “torrents” at TypeTrigger.
The pirates broke into cheers as the monster finally collapsed.
They had been waiting a long time for this moment. With the leviathan defeated all of its fabled riches would be theirs.
However, with much dismay the pirates realized that the legendary goldfish was not, in fact, made of gold.
Cameron Boyce is a high school student. He enjoys puns and wordplay though he hasn’t written any stories before.
This story is a finalist for the Audience Choice Award and the Grand Prize.
“I have found it absolutely essential when finding the areas, diameters, arcs and circumferences of circles,” stated Josh.
“With this in mind, I would like to give 3.14 a score of 9 out of 10.”
Everyone looked at him blankly.
“What?” he asked. “You said it was Pi rate week!”
Marc Brine writes 50 word stories because it’s fun. You can find his stories at in50words-marc.blogspot.com
Fanghorn Redbeard was exhausted. It had been a long first week.
Fifty hours of pillaging, plundering, and marauding had been grueling, but finally it was payday.
He took his check from the clerk and winced: $157.08!?!?
He complained and was told, “Sorry: $3.14159265 per hour is the standard Pi-rate wage.”
Chris Fries is a still-developing writer, working to hone his chops. He is an Engineer by vocation, a guitarist by avocation, and a writer by compulsion. His writing blog is StratPlayerCJF.blogspot.com.
“The treasure should be buried here.”
“How can you be so certain?”
“X marks the spot!”
“We’ve dug all over, but we can’t find any treasure.”
“Excuse me, what are you doing?”
“We are digging for treasure.”
“That is no excuse for ruining our giant game of tic tac toe.”
Cameron Boyce is a high school student. He enjoys puns and wordplay though he hasn’t written any stories before.
After observing a customer talk like a pirate while steadily lowering his voice, so his listener had to lean in really close before being sucker punched, the proprietor of the Thirsty Parrot bar added an extra admonition to the “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service” sign, namely: “No Arrgh-guile Socks.”
John H. Dromey has had flash fiction published in a number of print anthologies, as well as online at Liquid Imagination, three minute plastic, Thrillers, Killers ’n’ Chillers, and elsewhere.
Waiting in line, Fangtooth Redbeard stretched and his hook accidentally poked the plump woman next to him.
“Arrgh, me wench,” he said, “I beseech ye pardon.”
She tightly gripped her Tupperware container and frowned.
“Sir,” she said, “I’m afraid you’re in the wrong place. This is a Pie Rating contest.”
Chris Fries is a still-developing writer, working to hone his chops. He is an Engineer by vocation, a guitarist by avocation, and a writer by compulsion. His writing blog is StratPlayerCJF.blogspot.com.