Category: Micro-Shorts
Prose, ponderings, poems and even complete stories told in a page or less!
Miss Gracie
She flew with Eagles, danced wildly in the rain, practiced Tai Chi Chuan in the park, and
ordered extra fudge on her sundae.
Appetite
He ate, and ate, and ate, until he was hungry.
Border Conversation
“Why did you sneak across the border?”
“Because it’s there, otherwise, I’d have ridden a bike.”
The Fag
I’m a fag, smoldering in the loo being pissed on by the man who brought me to his lips.
Wealth
I have a billion dollars; for what price are you willing to sell your child, for I have none.
Golden Anniversary Sale
Adjustable hospital bed, three oxygen cylinders, IV drip-stand, bedpan, aluminum walker, a leather-bound NIV Bible , ten flower pots and nine empty photo albums. Gold serving platter with matching wine chalices may be sold separately.
Prison Yard Seeds
The boy was berated, locked in a closet for days at a time, and beaten regularly with a belt. When his father died, he pissed on his grave, and left for California. He married, had a child, and is now serving two concurrent life sentences at Pelican Bay.
Last Writes
A man’s wealth is relative to how he values his assets.
A man’s happiness is relative to how he perceives his wealth.
A man’s success lies in his ability to keep happiness and wealth in perspective.