Tag: 250 words

  • Release Her Soul

    “I opened the window so her soul could be released,” I said to my stepmother.  I quivered with a certain amount of anticipation with what she would do next.  I was always in a constant state of guessing when it came down to react to what I did.  It seemed like she never did react the same way to…

  • The Darkened House

    Every night, I walked through the house with the lights off.  It was a ritual I started when I turned eighteen and was living alone for the first time.  Too many movies and podcasts about true crime and murder to not make sure I was locking all the doors and windows before I went to sleep.  It quickly became…

  • Thoughts and Prayers

    “I really hate it when people say I’m in their thoughts and prayers,” I mumbled as I fluffed the pillow under my head.  “They are just trying to be nice because they don’t know what to say.”  Michael flipped on his side to look at me.  “I wish they would do something other than think…

  • Influencer

    I knew I could influence Doug and lead him exactly where I needed him to go.  And it was imperative this time he followed my every instruction.  Without Doug, nothing would matter as the pieces of my plan would not fall perfectly into place.  I meant for this relationship to get me out of the financial crisis I was in,…

  • Journal Club

    I never thought my plan was going to work, but here we are, a room full of people and I was scared shitless.  I had prepared myself for about ten to fifteen people, not for the sixty people who showed up.  Most people made comments on how I wrote everything down and now here they were, sitting in…

  • Spinning

    “He wouldn’t look back at you.  I think that means something.  What happened between the two of you?  You used to be so close.”  Chad watched James walk away and I began to wonder the same thing.  I wasn’t entirely sure what had happened between James and I, but here we were.  He was walking away and…

  • The Sins of my Family

    More often than not, I slept through every kind of storm.  It drove everyone in my family crazy due to the fact they would be wide awake from the very first thunderclap.  It was a rare night when all of them could go back to sleep.  The night I woke up with a storm raging…

  • No Show

    “I didn’t think you were going to show,” I told April.  I restrained myself from crossing my arms and glaring at her.  She was supposed to be at the party three hours ago so she could help me with the last-minute cleaning and décor set up.  I halted the moment tears starting pouring down her…

  • Collection

    “We’re here to find out what is possible.  What you have and what we can learn.”  I watched the woman primly cross her arms on top of my desk.  I knew she was going to give me a run for my money this afternoon.  I knew her type, she would want a significant of information  and would want…

  • Plus One

    “Eliminate the impossible and see what you can do.  Eliminate the impossible and see where you end up.”  I stared at the front of the art gallery and started pumping myself up to go inside.  I knew I had a good chance of getting my work shown, I was just pumping myself up for the…