Temperatures soar in the day and plummet at night, here in this God-forsaken desert. Stretching to the unimaginable horizon are miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles.
Don’t leave your car, they said.
Our rations are finished. Our water is finished.
I love you, we tell each other.
Mary Steer enjoys writing stories of all lengths, from fifty words to fifty thousand and more. More of her stories may be found at marysteer.com.
Really excellent, Mary.
Power in 50 words!
Great going, Mary.
bravo Mary…so much said with so few words…
so sad Mary…
Intriguing
I love that second sentence. And the ending. And the whole thing….
Hmm that must have been a hard decision – whether to include “miles and miles” twice, given the word constraint. It reads like poetry. Nice!!
wow! evocative!
Its sad. But that’s good. You have a lot of talent if you can make me feel emotion in so few words.
Excellence in brief.