fiftyword Tag Posts Index

The Hive and Bee! A fifty word short story

In a forgotten hive deep in the forest, bees whispered ancient secrets to the wind. One curious bee strayed too far and found a glowing flower pulsing with power.

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GROANING

Unable to move or speak I laid there,all I could see was darkness. All I could feel was fear. I had no idea about what was happening to me, where I was or the injection

Fifty Word Contest - Party

This is in response to the contest organized by @gonzo on Whaleshares and I feel I can share this here too. This post first appeared here She walked in as cool as

BABY STROLLER - A FIFTY WORD SHORT STORY

Thank you @jayna for your 50 Word Challenge. Image courtesy of Pixabay.com Mom was in the common room at the nursing home. She greeted me with “I’m glad you’re here.

A 50 WORD STORY - MYSTERY SOLVED!

Thank you @jayna for your 50 Word Challenge. Mom, why do the chocolate Easter bunnies' ears disappear? She shrugged her shoulders. That night I heard a commotion,

A new Perspective

50 Word Micro-fiction Photo Prompt  The open ocean, the seagulls, the cool breeze, the saline fragrance, and the invisible horizon was lost fifteen years back

Bittersweet (A 50 Word Short)

A knife swings from delicate hands. Her mind drifts while she cuts. A string of hearses passing by. She’ll take the chance. Another Lemon and a firm hand grasps

The Scent of Hope [A 50 Word Short]

Alex sighed as her daughter stormed out of the kitchen. She buried her face in her hands. She’d never survive the teen years! Not without Mark. Her younger son opened

Henry Gant, Man About Town. This episode: 50-word story challenge. "Lemon. "

This week's Prompt is the word "lemon". The full post can be found here: So I present a story about current affairs. Acidic Bust. “Unless you have a permit

Committed [A 50 Word Short]

Alan fought against the orderlies holding him back. “Veronica, no!” “You’re a danger to yourself.” She signed the forms then removed her sunglasses, revealing a

Siren - Original #fiftywords story

Gemma, coat belted tight against the Wisconsin chill, stops, looking out across the field. Her friend stops too. "Here. We all did it, all those moms you know

Deep Thoughts

Even the best of us are allowed to 'hibrenate' once a while. Don't expect everyone to be at their utmost best always. #Uche speaks

"Trapped" a #fiftyword original story

This is an entry in the #fiftywords story challenge by @miniature-tiger. The current theme is "dreams and nightmares". Check out @miniature-tiger's post:

Fifty words - nightmares & dreams

Suddenly - silence. The noisy room just went dead silent, and everyone turned to look. A titter, choked off in embarrassment, then more silence. You can feel your

50 words: Humor

Fair warning - some slight squick in this one.... She hacked a wretched cough as her family let the healer into the hut and closed the door against the bitter cold.

Another fifty-words....

Spawned by @not-a-bird 's previous post... Gremlins get into everything. That's their greatest curse. Can't help it, the lil darlings. Someone able to aim one -

Apply Within

Wanted: industrial gremlin remover and general dimensional rift stabilization expert. Applicants should have survived at least three summonings or two transdimensional

Fifty-word story, as per @minature-tiger

Here is where I saw it.... Another crash. Not unusual, but still unpleasant. It’ll rot your soul if you let it. Can't let it, though - it happens too often. It was

Philippine Fifty-Word Story Writing Contest, "Ang Steemit at Ang Pilipinas".

Hindi na sana ako sasali kasi mahirap pag konti lang ang salitang gagamitin, pero kinulit talaga ako ng aking isipan na kaya kong gumawa ng maikling kwento na may