Category: 250 words

  • Down Home Toys

    “What do you mean you sold the company to them? How could you? Do you understand what will happen?” As Henry questioned Billy, I sat back and listened. Billy had managed to sell the factory, all the machines and elaborate toy collection to what he thought was a ‘franchise’. The so-called Tinker Franchise was really…

  • The Rain

    I knew the rain was going to be a problem before it even started. My car had broken down on the way to the cabin and was now stranded in the middle of the road. I hoped the river I had passed on the way didn’t have the tendency to overflow because if it did,…

  • Gut Reactions, Part 3

    Santa Fe Humane Society Dog Park (03/24/2022)  The first time I had met a stranger on the trail and I was alone, I didn’t think I was going to make it home alive.  I had been walking the back roads for years and had never had a problem.  Until the day I did.  October 5,…

  • Smile

    When he smiled at me, I knew things were over.  Jeremy never smiled.  But I did start to wonder what his intentions were.  I don’t think he realized I knew something was going on – he was far too arrogant to admit to himself someone could figure him out.  I decided to play his game…

  • Tomorrow

    I always told myself I would be able to do it tomorrow.  Tell someone how much they meant to me – tomorrow.  Run that race I had always wanted to – tomorrow.  Write the book that had been floating in my head – tomorrow.  I would be the person I wanted to be – tomorrow. …

  • Silence

    I knew I had everything I needed to nourish my soul, I just needed to be able to sit down and concentrate.  Concentration was something in short supply for me these days since I was now living in a house with roommates instead of a small apartment by myself.  I had loved my apartment and…

  • Wrong Direction

    I knew we were going in the wrong direction the moment we left the house. And I knew it meant I would never see my childhood home again. My aunt was kidnapping me and I hadn’t decided whether or not I was happy about it. Yet. I was old enough to know what was happening,…

  • Shattered

    My heart shattered like a China dish falling onto a cement sidewalk. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and I wondered how I would ever survive. How I could have trusted Daniel for so long was beyond me. Two years, four months and eighteen days. That was how long I was devoted to our…

  • Silence

    When the song came on, Bill immediately started to cry. I had a strong suspicion it had something to do with Melinda, but I wasn’t sure I could ask. Mainly because I didn’t think he would answer truthfully. Ever since Melinda’s disappearance, Bill had been acting oddly, but wouldn’t give any clues away. As was…

  • Broken Windows

    The window was broken before I even knew what happened.  The one thing I did know was I didn’t have enough money to fix it. I tried to slide back into the woods before the owner of the car came out of the grocery store, but wasn’t sure if I had made in in time.…