Fiction Friday 55 - "Laid Off"

It was like a torn in her side.

"Laid off again" !

Those words pricked her ears...and her soul.

NOW WHAT? What will I do now?

Everyone offered suggestions.

Check out that store...go back to school?

All valid suggestions. All valid rejections.

I guess I'll just sit here and collect.

Open the want ads...

If you have any words of wisdom, stories, poems etc. make it 55 words and go visit the G-man at Mr. Know-It-All.

Friday Flash 55 - "Dog eat Dog"

In Moscow there are some 500 stray dogs that live in the metro stations, especially during colder months, but only about 20 have learned how to ride the trains, according to animal specialist Andrei Neuronov.

This is my brief 55 interpretation of one of those dogs morning ride...


YORGI

Yorgi waited on the platform for the 8:15 to Tverskaya.
Others gathered round, reading papers or just snoozing.

Yorgi kept calm as the train entered the station.
Doors opened, the humans embarked and at the last split second he dashed inside.

Yorgi was happy and looking forward to arriving in Tverskaya.
Today was shawarma day!

If you have your own 55, ride the train over to Mr. Know-It-All station and check in with the station master G-man.

Flash Fiction Friday 55 - "Risen"

"Risen"

The smell of incense burned her nostrils.

"He has risen from the dead", she heard the priest exclaim.

Surely, this was a sign of a new beginning, a new horizon.

Life would be easier now that her abusive husband had passed on...

certainly to the depths of HELL!

This Easter Sunday she has RISEN again!!

If you have rise to write your own "55" please join us in celebration and make sure you visit the G-Man at Mr. Know-It-All and confess to our "55" father...

Friday 55 - "Little Timmy"

Little Timmy awoke to a tapping on the window.
A red faced, creepy man was grinning and offering him a donut.

Timmy was hungry and really wanted the chocolate treat.
He caustiously lowered the car window just enough to let the donut slip through.

It fell to the floorboard.
The man laughed and turned away!


This story was inspired by a true story from a friend of mine. We were reliving our creepy moments from the past!

If you have a creepy or not so creepy tale to tell in "55" words, please do so and don't forget to check in with the G-Man at Mr. Know-It-All!

Flash Friday 55 - "What's a penny"?

A sign on the toll booth read....NO PENNIES

Hilary asked "What's a penny"?

"Oh, I replied...it's like a pence"!

That's how it started. A friendship that spanned a decade.

Today, I weep for you my friend...as I continue to find pennies in odd places.

Today March 19th, 2010 is the 1 year anniversary of my friend Hilarys passing. She lived in London and despite our distance we shared a strong bond. I miss my ole, dear friend...

My 4 visits to see her across the pond were some of my best memories. I still keep in touch with her sister and nieces. If you have any friends you haven't spoken with in a long time give them a call and just say "hi" I miss you...

Flash Friday 55 - "A change for Mrs. Tidwell"

Mrs. Tidwell sipped her Irish Breakfast tea and took her last bite of buttered toast.

As she gazed out her kitchen window, she noticed the birds chirping; the buds on the trees...
How fast Winter had slipped by her!

Work, home and sleep was all she knew.

Something inside of her longed for a change.

Flash Friday 55 - "I am a Killer"

I am a killer.

My ancestors were killers.



I was taken away from freedom

at an early age.



No wonder, I hold all this rage.



I'm in captivity...I want to swim free.



These beings watching over me, have no clue what I can do...



More than Jump....Spit....and Chew!

If you have a Flash Friday 55 story to tell...go check out the G-Man at Mr. KnowItAll and do tell!