He ran away on their wedding day. She cried and cursed him, thinking he had forsaken her for another woman. His boss, her father, fired him. His parents disinherited him. A week later, in a forest dark, a young man hanged himself. Soon they received the letters. He had cancer. Related articles 50-Word Stories #132 … Continue reading 50-Word Stories #136
Millie sketched an assassin and equipped him with a dagger and a hat. After coloring him, she forsook her studio and visited her kitchen, where she ate a Mars bar. Later, she returned to her studio only to find her canvas blank. She was startled. Behind her, the curtain rustled. Related articles 50-Word Stories #132 … Continue reading 50-Word Stories #134
Her dream was to become an actress, so she quit school and moved to Hollywood. For years she could not get a role. Then she met the right man. A director. 'I'll make you a star,' he said, 'If you sleep with me.' 'No.' She became a potato chip inspector. * (PS: The job of … Continue reading 50-Word Tales #130
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