Tag: short short stories
member name: Charles Lennox
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April 16, 2007 04:45 PM EDT --
Beginning back in May 2004 and ending a little over a year later, Dave Eggers published short short stories for Guardian Weekend Magazine every week - a project I only recently stumbled upon several . . . more
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May 09, 2007 12:53 PM EDT --
Congratulations!
Congratulations! You are the 1,000,000th visitor to this article which means by simply clicking on this ad you will become eligible to receive a special prize in a box professionally . . . more
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June 21, 2007 07:29 PM EDT --
Sandy is an octopus and not. She was born with seven arms, and in the eyes of the cephalopod world this fact alone disqualifies her from being considered a true octopus. (After all, only males . . . more
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June 28, 2007 02:07 PM EDT --
"What's taking so long?"
That's me, waiting my turn in this bum human line of depressed and weary souls in this bum and godforsaken drugstore. I look back and there are ten faces, . . . more
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July 24, 2007 04:28 PM EDT --
First Kiss Lips
In the town next to mine lives a girl who still has the lips of the first boy she kissed.
The kiss took place after school, and pressing their lips together was a sparkling storm . . . more
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January 24, 2007 04:17 PM EST --
There's this girl Barry thinks he's falling in love with, which means soon, probably in a day or two, he'll feel compelled to tell her about his foot. He will bring it up in the middle . . . more
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March 05, 2007 11:42 AM EST --
The Allergic Reaction
She’s beautiful, this girl, Donna is her name, and I keep eye contact despite the sharp headache it causes, twisting behind my right eyeball. I refuse to look . . . more
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June 19, 2007 02:25 AM EDT --
No one in the office was able to work that fateful day. The workers sat motionless and erect in black and gray office chairs, fingers hovering a breath above their keyboard keys. Everyone quiet save here . . . more
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February 02, 2007 09:40 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/02/07
This happens quickly (think of a camera’s flash, that’s how fast it is): A woman walks by, heading the . . . more
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February 05, 2007 10:00 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/05/07
A company I worked for, right out of college, had the world’s best janitor. After he cleaned the bathrooms, for instance, . . . more
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February 06, 2007 09:23 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/06/07
Married couple in a kitchen:
>What are we eating?
>Mermaid.
>Mermaid? Isn’t that illegal now?
>Yes. . . . more
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February 16, 2007 08:04 PM EST --
The Short Short Story Corner
By Charles Lennox IV
An author had an idea while driving to work and searched the car for a pen, any pen, with which to jot it down. The idea, naturally, . . . more
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February 01, 2007 11:19 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/01/07
We can rescue the woman. Her attacker is alone, unarmed, and we, who number ten, over half of us men, could easily overpower . . . more
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February 03, 2007 11:06 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/03/07
In the bathtub is my son’s bubble bath. The cap of the bottle is a miniature replica of Batman cutoff . . . more
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February 04, 2007 10:47 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/04/07
I’m not sure why I did it. The woman ran towards me, holding out a cell phone that did not belong to me, and said, . . . more
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February 08, 2007 03:06 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/08/07
This happened recently, but if you’re reading this story several years after it was published, then it happened . . . more
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February 13, 2007 12:10 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/12/07
The young lovers feel distant in their relationship and decide to meet somewhere and talk. He pushes for a hotel room, but she . . . more
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February 14, 2007 10:02 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/14/07
I know these streets. So when you notice the white arrow spray painted across the apartment building on . . . more
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February 15, 2007 09:34 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/15/07
A bottle of hand lotion walked?
Yes! It’s true! My co-workers watched the plastic, travel sized bottle aimlessly . . . more
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February 16, 2007 10:12 AM EST --
Charles Lennox
February Fiction (In 100 Words Or Less)
2/16/07
What did the bottle say?
Just a word at a time. River. Shade. Dry. Once it said the word ‘empty’, . . . more
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