My girlfriend is building a wall. She’s taking her time, and adding each course of bricks very slowly, but one day the wall will be complete and impenetrable. She’s doing a good job of it too. I get home from work one day and I’m tired. She sees this and pounces. “When are you going … Continue reading The Wall
I live in a gold house that’s made of plastic, I drive a porcelain car that’s made of plastic, and I kiss my wife’s plastic lips every morning before I go to work. I used to stick the yolk-extraction-needle into eggs back when the eggs came from real chickens, but that was a long time … Continue reading Plastic
I’m standing in the national park visitor centre and I have the ranger’s full attention. She was practically raised in these mountains, but she’s never heard of the Broken Duck Spur, Left-Foot Peak, the Dodo Saddle or Belt-Buckle Ridge."Strange,” I say to her “my dad’s been hiking these mountains for years, and that’s what he’s … Continue reading The Mountains
“Look at those mountains Joey. What do you think they’re made of?” “I dunno.” “See how dark they are? What else do you know that’s dark like that?” “Chocolate!” “Good guess Joey. But they aren’t made of chocolate. Any other guesses?” “Poo!” Jenny stifled a laugh. “Another good guess, but they’re made of rock. You … Continue reading Jenny and Joey
The sky was menacing on one side of the house. On the other side it was sunny, lovely and happy. It is just one of those things. Amelia was going to get married on that day. Her father told her that she wouldn't receive any monthly alimony if she didn't agree to marry the candidate … Continue reading The Sun and the Rain
“Hey! Ever seen a floating rock?” Said the dad to his twenty-three year old daughter. He thought they’d got all the heavy, emotional talk out of the way and he was trying to ease the tension. He wrung his hands nervously, sensing that it wasn’t the time for a dad-joke. Her eyes narrowed. Perhaps he’d … Continue reading The Moon
Arilu was the only girl in her family. All of her brothers were attractive and confident, but Arilu was ugly and shy. She was a friend of my mother's. Mum got married young, and for whatever reason the society they lived in had an unwritten rule that married girls do not mingle with single girls. … Continue reading Arilu’s Baby
There were 40 thieves in the story of Ali Baba. But this is not a story of 40; it is a story of only one. "Another rainy day and I have to go to so many places to prepare the paper work for this legal case," thought Hector. "More rain again. I have to leave … Continue reading The Thief
Linda was raised like a princess. Her mother and father loved her, as well as her siblings. She received a good education and at the age of eighteen she was working as an office clerk in a private enterprise. She was becoming economically independent too. Her future looked rosy and with a lot of promise. … Continue reading Crossed Paths in the Park
A (Precisely) 100 Word Story It’s time to meet my online sweetheart. She wants to give me directions - like a treasure hunt. I get a text. “Turn left at the end of your street. Destination 500m on right.” She’s half a kilometre away, on the next street! I send a text from the car. … Continue reading Good Directions
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