Welcome to the short stories section of this nook. Here the works will range from 500-5000 words. if you are looking for something shorter, try the Microfiction, or Six-Sentence Stories pages.
A Life on the Silver Screen
Hello hello, and welcome to this week’s six-sentence story, based on the word of the week SCREEN. I revisited a character from the week WRAP, who was making their debut film. Follow our narrator 32 years later as she looks back on her life of fame, and asks the hard questions. It had been 33…
Making the Magic Circle
Hello hello, and welcome to this week’s six-sentence story, written for the word of the week TENSION. I tool this one and used the crafting version of this word and came up with a bittersweet 6. Follow our narrator, as she attempts a craft for her daughter. Anymore than that would spoil it all… She…
High Expectations
Hello hello, and welcome to this week’s six, based on the word of the week LOUNGE. I took this to mean chaise lounge, and thought back to the classic cartoon therapist. Follow our narrator as they go to counselling for the first time, and well, you’ll have to read it to know more. Hope you…
Mis-Directions
Hello hello, and welcome to this week’s six-sentence story, where the word of the week is ZEST. I knew it had other meanings, but I immediately thought back to the confusion I felt the first time I read a recipe requiring lemon zest and wanted to work some of that confusion in here. Follow along…
Not Quite Silver Screen
Hello hello and welcome to this week’s response to the six-sentence story prompt WRAP. I decided to go with the classic Hollywood version of the word, and tell the story of our narrator that just headlined a production disaster. I never thought I could be so relieved as I was when they yelled out, “That’s…
The Heavy Weight of Knowledge
Hello hello and welcome to this week’s six-sentence story, based on the word date. I took this one and used it in a rather strange manner, but since it’s PG and fairly harmless, I am going to leave it at that. Follow out narrator as she discovers the true nature of the item she has…
Dusk
Hello Hello and welcome to the six sentence story of the week with the word bubble. It is also a fill for round 3 of the genre prompt fantasy, where the challenge was to write under 300 words about someone doing something mundane but load it with world building to let us know it’s fantasy.…
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