Category Archives: Short Story Challenge

A year long collection of short stories I wrote

The premise was each had to be no longer than 50 words to make an impact. Some were longer but most are easily digestible, have a browse through to see which one you like

April 18

Short and reassuring….part 52….

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And they all lived happily ever after . Doctor: Hey I have some good news We were fortunate to find a doner overnight. We took your son straight in to operate The operation was a success Your little boy is going to make it He’s going to lead a healthy and normal life Congratulations oh, […]

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April 18

Short and to the point….part 51…

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Wide Open . You know what I want from you, what I really want? …. ok….fuck it.. I’ll tell you …. I just……I just want to have enough faith in you So I can finally be brave enough To show my true self to someone  To take a blind leap of faith Into this unknown entity you called […]

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December 31

Short and deployed to the furthest corners of the night…..part 50…..

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Sleepwalker . Sean: So tell me all about this dream then? Clive: Alright, let me quickly try and set the picture … So it’s late and I’m walking somewhere, it’s also raining. It wasn’t that heavy type rain, it was just a trickle but  definitely enough to make you notice it. . . I don’t […]

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December 17

Short and awaiting further orders…. part 49

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Don’t beat yourself up The night draws long With no sign of song,  No hope to hear me roar! Be still my Drum, Your time will come And your beats Will magically soar!!! . ____  Enjoyed this? Fancy another?  <—— PREVIOUS SHORT  NEXT SHORT————->

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December 14

Short and engraved in my memories… part 48 …

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DRILLED INTO YOUR BONES . They taught me I had potential They taught me I had options They taught me I had  purpose They taught me I could make a difference They taught me I was wanted . They taught me how to get up early They taught me how to be tidy and organised […]

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October 28

Short and blinded by trinkets….part 47…

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Seek and you will Find that you are Blind . Gabriel Thorne, the third The world’s most famous adventurer, Believed he had already retrieved, All of the world’s greatest remaining treasures, When rumours of a final lost treasure, Soon came ringing in his ear. He traced this back to an old man, The last believed […]

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October 13

Short and all aboard…part 46…

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This piece is 99% true. The rest is just wishful thinking venting… . Omnibus Blues with Omnibus Queues.. Every Monday morning like clockwork, I board the 8.00 bus to work And every morning, like Groundhog day, I am greeted by the same bus driver . . And like a well rehearsed theatre production on Broadway, […]

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September 21

Short and socially reponsible…Part 45….

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This is what really gets me… As a life long comic reader, everyone thinks that a hero has to be someone with powers  dressed up in a bright costume, wearing a cape and catching bad guys but this isn’t the case. . Heroes come in all shapes and sizes and they don’t need superpowers, sometimes […]

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February 07

Short and daydreamy…part….44…

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Si… (The french for ‘If’) . If I was a Bird, I would be the greatest bird of all. My wings  at full stretch would span the horizon and  eclipse the sun above. I would soar to the highest heights and drift over all the lands and seas. I could glance at the world from […]

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November 09

Short and rising…part 43…

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Curious George Jesus H. FuCKING KERiiiiiIiiIIIiiIIiist on a s@dDle-lEssSSS bike… That pretty little thing opposite is sooo damn fit, mmmm This is the third time this week she has sat infront of me on my commuter train Not normally attracted to the ginger geek look But there’s no denying she’s got a cracking rack, that’s for sure. […]

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October 14

Short and retrospective of the daily grind…..part 42…

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The next stop on the Jubilee line is…Embankment . . I could never remember the face of my first true love Time has cast doubt over my spatial recollection But one fact could never escape me I could pinpoint her essence Throughout all time and space As effortlessly as the air I breathe. . 2 […]

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August 25

Short with nautical blues… part 41…

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Immunity Elation’s waves crash against The shores of persecution Timid in size in comparison to The sheer geological resistance of despair These cliffs do not erode And have bore  no scars with time They remain as they always have But that doesn’t hinder the spirit of the free sea As the tides of change Retreat […]

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August 15

Short and finding solace in death…part 40….

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Dead Parent’s Society . Recently I heard the terrible news from one of the four year olds I mentor He told me that his parents had passed away in a terrible accident And then burst out crying Trying to find someway to relate to his pain I told him about all the famous characters who […]

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July 20

Short and elementary, my dear watson…part 39…

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To De-rail a potential World leader, you have to start early… . That’s all for today class, any questions? …. Ok…..Gary, shoot In capitalism, the entire function of doing something is in order to make growing amounts of profit Which means either increasing a market’s capacity to consume a product and/or  reducing supply and also cutting production costs […]

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June 17

Short and the youth grow up so fast….part 38…

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T minus Happily ever after He ducks and weaves But can never leave He’s cursed to wither her Like Autumn’s leaves Her so-called beloved The bringer of all her pain And sorrow . She fights and roars And collects the sores Her life trampled And on all fours His penance gift-wrapped As her present And […]

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June 10

Short and the Goddamn batman…part 37…

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Does Every Dark Cloud have a silver lining (and a utility belt)??? If you happen to lose your parents in a terrible act of violence at say…. 42 years old Is it still too late to dedicate your life to becoming the Dark Knight? (it’s definitely cheaper than therapy, just ask Bob Kane) ____ Enjoyed […]

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June 06

Short and a final piece for my beloved daughter…part 36….

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Anna Forest 1978-1983 My entire life had been dedicated to a single cause To utilise my every hour To the just and righteous path Of every living soul on this planet But seeing the neglect in my daughter’s eyes On the eve of her death And how I decided to put the entire world before […]

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June 06

Short and absolutely ****ing FUMING!!!! Part 35……

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My worst tantrum ever They shot my parents Tortured my Kids Killed my Dog Slept with my wife Stole my Job Looted my house Recorded over the eurovision song contest vid Wrote off my car Spoiled the sixth sense ending Stole my wet wipes from the toilet Scratched my cds Gave my pet gerbil fleas […]

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June 06

Short and lost in the reminiscent midnight sky… part 34…

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First time I died, Last time I cried Secreting sights of horror’s delights Evaded my view that rainy night For my last tears that soothed fears Wept when my cancer’s head was severed But my first death, beneath drowning depths Was from a frowning secret, left unkept Came when you told me, most dutifully That your […]

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June 06

Short and full of wisdom but no intelligence…part 33….

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Penguins Know their Shit Without a shadow of a doubt *PLOP* Definitely ate a Korma and Garlic naan last night with… *sniiiiiiiifffff* Definitely 4 samosas and … *sniff* *sniff* 6 popadoms last night…. *parp* Pooey, oh yeah definitely 6 ____ Enjoyed this? Fancy another <—— PREVIOUS SHORT NEXT SHORT————->

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