50-Word Stories

FYI, I’ve decided to move my nanofiction writing to my @50wordstories account on Twitter, rather than my @thephatbunny account. This will hopefully allow the nanofics I write to be more accessible, so they don’t get lost among the “normal” tweets on my other account. I’ll still be using hashtags on some of the stories, when I have the space for them. In future Nanofic Friday posts, I’ll be mostly focussing on my own nanofiction, but I will still be looking at the #nanofic and #vss (Very Short Story) hashtags occasionally to find other writers, as well, and sharing some of those stories here when I have the writers’ permission.

The City at Night
From @50wordstories, May 8, 2009

He enjoyed taking long walks downtown at dusk, breathing the cool evening air as the busy sidewalks gradually cleared of witnesses.

Countdown
From @royjanik, May 1, 2009

Red wire10Green wire. like Christmas9but deadly. Fingers8shaking, I cut7green. 6Cut red. 5What4now? 321White. Black.

Deadline
From @50wordstories, May 7, 2009

“I’ll do it tomorrow,” he grumbled in response to the nagging tap on his shoulder. NOPE, YOU’RE DOING IT TODAY, said Death. 

Tourist Attraction
by @royjanik, April 29, 2009

Bo had been told there was a giant redwood you can drive through. He put his foot on the gas and gunned it. Now there are two.

Straight and Narrow
by @thephatbunny, April 30, 2009 

She turned left, then right, then left, then right. Then she turned right again. Unfortunately, the road didn’t.

A Wonderful Way To Go
@thephatbunny, April 22, 2009

Sinking deep into the delicious, viscous fluid he drank it in; he inhaled it; he filled his lungs with it. Death by chocolate.

Legacy
@ladymix, April 23, 2009

He had Orwell on his toilet tank along with an ashtray and a bottle of lube. He cleaned his chandelier daily. It was her legacy.

She Was a Whirlwind
@thephatbunny, April 20, 2009

There was chaos, then a deceptive calm. The second onslaught came and went; I thought it was over. But this hurricane had two eyes.

Modern-Day Exodus
@royjanik, April 15, 2009

The priest finally admitted defeat. “Christ be with you,” he said to the empty pews. “And also with you,” he whispered in response.

Escalating Hostilities
@thephatbunny, April 17, 2009

As the dust settled I forced myself to stand, then tossed my sixshooter to the ground in disgust. Who brings a bomb to a gunfight?

Trial by Fire
@evan_williams, April 2, 2009

“So you fired an untested, experimental weapon at the intruders?” “Only at the first one. After that it had sufficient testing.”

Dairy King
@thephatbunny, April 1, 2009

He drank milk. It made him stronger. Then he beat up the whole world.

A Chance Discovery
@thephatbunny, March 22, 2009 

Alien shapes flitted invisibly across the fiery sky. A flash; a smoking descent; a burning pit. Human science found its prize.

Sometimes You Get What You Ask For
@emperor_gum, March 25, 2009

“You said you could make her love me! You ruined us; we’re both miserable!” It shook its head. ”YOU DID NOT WISH FOR HAPPINESS.”

Make Your Choice
@thephatbunny, March 25, 2009 

Sixteen girls stood in a row, blushing at an arrogant old man. “I want the tall one,” he leered. She curtsied, then shot him dead.