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GUY PRESTON: The fortune-teller’s daughter, pt. 4

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Scans proved the bump was no fantasy. Cancer is such a dirty word.

I became the shadow from my mother’s visions. You became the man I always knew you were.

Our wedding was just a month away, but we didn’t need a crystal ball to know I wouldn’t make it.

This is Guy’s twenty first 50-word story, and the final part of the fortune-teller’s daughter series.

This series is dedicated to one of Guy’s closest friends, Sean, who is currently battling cancer. You can read more about Sean’s story here.

Editor: See part 1, part 2, and part 3 of Guy’s ongoing story.

GUY PRESTON: The fortune-teller’s daughter, pt. 3

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We were married within a month.

The first morning I woke with nausea, I felt rotten. The second: jubilation. Mere weeks had passed since we first made love, but I swore I could already feel a bump.

We laughed, kissed, hugged; fell asleep with bodies intertwined. Life was a dream.

Guy forgot to submit this story last month. This is his twentieth 50-word story.

Editor: See part 1 and part 2 of Guy’s ongoing story.

GUY PRESTON: The fortune-teller’s daughter, pt. 2

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You fell in love with me at first sight. I loved you long before that.

We met at the corner shop: you were unshaven, hungover, your hair still wet from the shower.

I had rehearsed my opening lines, been planning my outfit for thirteen years.

You didn’t stand a chance.

Guy is still waiting for the fame and prosperity promised to him three years ago by a fortune cookie. This is his nineteenth 50-word story.

New Series: “The Letter Opener”

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Today I’m starting a new series of stories, titled “The Letter Opener.” The series will follow Herbert Cralston, an office clerk who sets off on an innocuous errand only to have… things happen to him. No spoilers here! (Not a whole lot of preplanning, either.)

Unlike other Storylines on this site, the chapters will go up on sequential days. Part 1 of the story will be five or six 50-word “chapters” long and then I’ll take a break for some one-offs before continuing with Part 2, and so on.

I’d love to hear some comments as the story develops, and if you have any suggestions or opinions about the direction the story should be taking I’m definitely open to reader input!

Enjoy!