Flash Fiction Friday 180: batch 36 of 6-word stories

Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and eightieth piece in this series. This week’s is the thirty-sixth bunch of 6-word stories by a variety of authors, together with their 6-word biographies!

6-word stories

by Chong Teck SIM – aspiring Singaporean writer

Moonless night. Howling dogs. Quick footsteps.
No… no… I didn’t tell tales!
Foreign investor. Local businessman. Conflicting priorities.
Hidden talent: I’m a bathroom crooner.
Chocolate cake: for Pinkie, my Chihuahua.
In tears, he returned the ring.
Big appetite. Ten burgers. Still hungry.
Slippery floor. I fell, face down.
He follows her from a distance.
Heavy rain. Mother searching for child.

by Mark K – a writer? Trying hard.

Why I want to be a Cossack…

They remind me of Chelsea Pensioners.
They have old, wrinkly members too.
I’d look absolutely gorgeous in red!
Cossacks find love wherever they go.
Cossack women are drop dead gorgeous.
Cossack regiments have no height restrictions.
Ballet Dancers eat your heart out.
You often find them imitating Monty-Python.
Rasputin had a secret Cossack son.

by Stephen Lodge – writer ignored by progress

Over time, my caress became careless.
Owls and rabbits never wear shirts.
Amadeus made great music and cheese.
I don’t think she likes me.
Cheese fondling is my favourite hobby.
Don’t think I got that memo.
I look forward to your call.
Was it all a crazy dream?
I can’t imagine this ending well.
I’m still wandering the eastern dream.

by Lana Bella, skull-grinder bacon commander

Silence moves with ease between gossips.
I bowed my spine across nostalgia.
She peels coffee from my breaths.
Night gives gradient across the floorboard.
Innocence nests from pavement to street.
I down the hot Vienna black.
Wild hips walk this quiet room.
You spent a lifetime looking back.
I romanced your ghost with whisky.
He always volunteered, she reflected bitterly.

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Forgot puppies surprises needed air holes.
The only word that matters, “Yes.”
Returned the ring after the funeral.
Deleted her messages; just need memories.
Shut off lights or thousands die.
To earn sunrises: Climb more mountains.
“You can do it, dude. Jump.”
Falling from ten stories looked painful.
“Sorry I was late. Another jumper.”
Alcohol and sliding doors don’t mix.

Debbie, who meant to start writing sooner

He always volunteered, she reflected bitterly.

by asra choudhury – nightbird on a roll

Guard your angels, summer moon swings.
Nervous lovers. First timers. Memory blues.
Our eyes locked, time lapsed eternity.
“Don’t go,” I said. He continued.
Submit, like sunflowers to the sun.

by Ansuya – tumbling curls hides indomitable spirit

‘Sorry no money’ said the atm.
Purse stolen, smashed iPhone, lost day!
No food, no drink, lousy diet.
Menopausal women seeks adventurous young man.
She walked in, her first stalker.
‘Hi I’m Sue.’ ‘Geoff. Let’s dance.’
No hanging around in Marble Arch.
Sugar free craze drives Cadburys meltdown.
Lost cat, take care of him.
‘Mum where’s Dad?’ ‘He’s disappeared darling.’

and then some from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E

Crunch: recession? No. I’m eating carrots.
Annie, I’m not your daddy. Sex-change.
August becomes September, new 6-word submissions.

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