The Ship is Sinking
Don’t let me fault you for your lack of trying, For I am just as guilty as you. It’s not the fact that I am slowly dying, The truths beneath my fictions lying…
Dreaming Lately
I’m late. I know I’m late. The gravel crunches under my boots as I turn another corner. If this place weren’t so monotonous I might have a clue where I was…
Summer is my Mother
I want to plan. But I never leave on time. Thank god you didn’t make that promise. We’ll never plan, And you’ll always want to leave. Smelling the…
Alice
An A.K.47 has nothing on Alice. Lithe and fluid as an élan agressive and dangerous as a tiger Assault on all mortals ( and animals) In her way. She hits the…
In The Wrong Moment
It’s late. Nobody knows where I am. My eyes drift this way and that, the focus shifting between the imperfections of the windshield and the infinitely distant…
The Watch
8:01 She was one minute late. The crick in his neck was acting up again. He strained it, rolling his head around his shoulders. He heard the door open, his…
Three in the Morning
It’s three in the morning. Yeah that’s when I think the most And yeah you have become my muse. All I want is you next to me. On the other side of the world…
Eleven O'Clock
“Come in, come in,” Alan said impatiently to the quiet, measured knock-knock-knock at the door. He waved his hand in the air, gesturing, as the door opened…
The Beginning of the Night
Both of her parents were out of town that weekend, so it startled her even worse when she heard an obknoxious noise coming from the room down the hall…
Today sucks
You think your day was bad? You ain’t seen nothin’! Here’s what happened today. The power went out of my house which made my alarm clock not go off so I was 2…
Un-Merry Christmas
“Hi, honey,” he yells into the house. He peeks into the kitchen, expecting to see dinner waiting. Dark. His brow furrows in confusion. “Honey?” He walks back…
There was sun
I remember there was a breeze. I’m not sure if it was warm breeze on a cool day or a cool breeze on a warm day, but it was refreshing. It was nice. There was…
Missing You (Part 2)
They started dating and soon fell in love. Things got a little strained when she went to law school while he back-packed through Europe. It wasn’t a lack of…
Missing You (Part 1)
The clock showed 1:59 am and Jane was sitting under the lamp preparing for the next day’s court battles. Eyes shore and hand cramping, the only thing keeping…
Half Past Three
Hello, world. It’s 3:30 A.M., and it’s time for our show, “Half Past Three.” As always, I’m Alf Gardener. Today’s open-line night, so let’s have our first…
Tardy
Marcus Billows paced back and forth several times, checking his pocket watch every eleventh step. He had ceased to read the time, but nerves forced his shaking…
Left Behind
There wasn’t enough room for me. I have just become a member and stumbled across the six word novels. The above is my rather belated attempt!
Setting Hearts on Fire
My mouth still tastes like cherries. Standing under too-bright lights in a gas station store so quiet I can hear them humming, my eyes slowly slide over…