Tag: Dribble
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Over the Top | Fifty-Word Story
A simple reminder of why we push hard to the top: for the pure, childlike thrill of coasting down.
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Fully Charged | Fifty-Word Story
Doug awoke one morning expecting to top off all his digital devices. Much to his surprise, he discovered they were each charged to one-hundred percent. “What’s going on?” he said out loud. “They weren’t like this last night.” Charlie, the inquisitive squirrel monkey, brought Doug a charging brick and purred.
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Facing the Light | Fifty-Word Story
She sits there most days, in a festive summer dress, wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Some find it odd to see a solitary lady staring at a field. But she doesn’t mind. She watches the sunflowers, as they turn to follow the sun. There’s no hurry, for a long-time cancer survivor. For my brave friend Karla,…
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Paved Around | Fifty-Word Story
The shade feels old under the canopy of the tall oak that stands proudly in the middle of a brick street. I walked up to its massive trunk, running my hands across the burled bark. “I’m glad they never cut you down.” The grand tree didn’t answer, or need to.
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Off Script | Fifty-Word Story
Every morning it’s the same thing: a cup of coffee with a bagel and a banana. Predictability is her preference. Until one groggy-eyed day, she looked in the cupboard and there was no coffee and no bagels and no bananas. “What planet is this?!” “Centara 4,” replied the large-headed alien. If you enjoy micro poetry,…
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Warm Reception | 50-Word Story
Note: This is the third installment in Tom’s time-travel saga. Read Part One, As Is, and Part Two, User Error. 2026 BC: when the DeLorean exits the space-time continuum, Tom narrowly misses a group of sleeping sheep. Terrified, the Armenian shepherds get the flock out of there. Mister hapless time traveler now has only minutes…
