Tag: Six Sentence Stories
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Not So Cold

‘Oh, Ognar,’ Myrtle sighed as she looked out of the window, which was rapidly steaming up, ‘I don’t believe it… after all these months of hotter than hot weather, we now get this sudden out of the blue cold snap which has caused this.’ She clasped her hands beneath her chin as she watched the…
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Waterfall

Make it stop!!! The woman was on all fours in the cupboard, beneath the sink; soaking wet hair, face and blouse. The man, in the cupboard under the sink with her, finally managed to tighten whatever it was he had been attempting to tighten after accidentally loosening it an hour ago. There we go, he…
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One of Those Moments

I’m not sure if it was the low ceiling, the subdued lighting, the heat, or the boring, monotonous voice of the man, the ‘tour guide’, leading the group, that made me start to feel unsteady on my feet. Of course, it could also be a combination of everything plus this heavy cold, or rather, man-flu,…
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I Almost Got Away With It!

I was hoping to get away with things a lot longer than this, but, alas no. I thought I was doing so well, pulling the wool over people’s eyes, but one day later all of my plans have been shattered. All it took was one person to come along and foil my plan. One comment…
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Gliding the Gauntlet

Have you ever, even for just one second, stopped to consider the perilous life of a snail? Day in, day out, they have to get from where they were to where they are going, literally at a snail’s pace, as the entire universe is in a rush around them. They amble along, in microscopic view…