Six little words

October 27, 2006 · 0 comments

in Fiction

Okay, in response to Rob’s challenge — and as responded in his comments — below is my six-word short story.

Last breath. Expecting salvation. None came.

It’s funny, but the short number of words does really focus the mind — even more than last December’s 50-word limit

A few others:

Flowers. Bended knee. Ring. Answer? “No.”

“How are you?” “Been better. Bastard.”

His last words: “Mirror. Manouevre. Sig…”

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