When my favorite book is mentioned – in print, online, or on the radio – I feel a tingling sensation in my chest, and a light dizziness in my head, as if the name of the girl I have a crush on has been whispered. My favorite book is One Hundred Years of Solitude by … Continue reading What is your favorite book?
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A 50-Word Story a Day Keeps the Boredom Away #31
During his night shift, Easton the miner swallowed an emerald. He left the mines with it in his stomach. At home, he ate with appetite, and drank much. When his bowels began to rumble, he went to the privy. That day, cries of excruciating pain were heard in the village.
A 50-Word Story a Day Keeps the Boredom Away #30
Leonard the barber cut his customer’s hair with energetic clips, imagining he was mutilating the knave who last night had run away with his daughter. Thinking of his misfortune, Leonard closed his eyes and sighed. His customer cried in pain. Leonard opened his eyes. His customer’s left ear was missing.



