Tag: 250 words

  • Nightmares

    The dead of night was my best time.  The time I could be myself and no one would bother me.  The middle of the night was when I did my best writing and my best painting because I could zone out and not worry about whatever everyone else was thinking.  I had grown up in a…

  • Paris Vacation

    “It sounds incredible,” I said as I contemplated how hard I could bang my head against the wall and not get a bruise.  “It was the most amazing trip I had ever been on.  I so wish you had been there with us.”  Ellie prattled on about her most recent vacation to France while I…

  • Christmas Nutcracker

    The nutcracker was the first decoration I put up every year.  I sometimes left the nutcracker out for a few extra days just because.  And there was no one around to tell me what to do.  The nutcracker brought so many memories of my grandparents that I felt comforted – like it was watching out…

  • Love Letters

    “Do you know what happened to the silver ornaments?  The balls we used to hang?  I can’t seem to find them anywhere,” I called down the hallway to my husband.  His muffled response was lost in the kitchen so I headed his way.  I repeated my question as I neared the kitchen, but Lee still…

  • Deadly

    “It was deadly.  I don’t know how else to tell you other than it was out of control.”  My sister was lying face down on her bed and I was trying to figure out what to do.  I knew she deserved everything. And more.  At least to a certain degree.  “I couldn’t leave.  Sam may…

  • Window Jumping

    “You jumped out the window?  Are you hurt?  Are Lori and Russell all right?  Where are they now?  Should I call their parents?”  Before my mother could ask more questions, I raised my hands.  She could easily get on a tirade and never stop.  Especially if she thought someone was hurt or in trouble.  I wanted…

  • Your Special Ways

    “I learned to love our special ways a long time ago.  I, at the beginning, was annoyed by your quirks, but now I wouldn’t know what to do without them.”  I sighed and wondered if I would ever really tell you how I felt.  Instead, I stared at you from across the room and wondered when you would realize I…

  • Cameras are Rolling

    The cameras were already rolling so there was no stopping now.  There was no way I could back out because the entire town would know what a fraud I was.  What a fraud my entire family was.  And there was no way I was going to let Georgia get the better of any of us.  This was going to be my ace…

  • Cottage Cleanup

    I was hoping the cottage was not the disaster everyone was making it out to be.  It was old they said.  It was dirty they said.  All I knew was I had plenty of time and nervous energy to take on the cleanup of a small cottage.  I needed to start over and living in a small cottage…

  • Next Time

    “I can’t imagine doing that to them.  Like how does that thought even enter your mind?”  I stared at the back of Nikki’s head as she started walking toward the front of the store.  Nikki straightened her shoulders so I knew she heard me, but made no move to respond.  I knew her plan was to frame Jess and Randy for the broken glass at school…