'I plead guilty,' she said. Silence fell in the courtroom. The jurors and the judge stared at her wide-eyed. 'Hold your tongue woman!' her lawyer whispered. 'Hell no!' she roared. 'I butchered my husband and his slut I did! I want no life in prison. Give me the electric chair!' Related articles 50-Word Stories #124 … Continue reading 50-Word Stories #125

After the surgery, the doctor went straight to the waiting room. ‘The surgery was a success,’ he said to the parents of the patient, ‘the leg has been amputated.’ They looked at him dumbfounded. The mother fainted. ‘What amputation?’ the father cried, ‘Our daughter has appendicitis!’ The doctor turned pale. Related articles 50-Word Stories #119 … Continue reading 50-Word Stories #124

'Why can't we be lovers?' he asked her. 'I'm handsome, I'm rich, I'm kind.' 'I can't,' she said, 'I just can't.' He sighed and gazed at her sadly. Then it struck him. 'You mean oranges are not the only fruit?!’ he asked, ‘Two cherries share the same stalk?!' She blushed. Related articles 50-Word Stories #119 … Continue reading 50 Word Stories #123