Tag: micro story

Time was a casualty of its success

Tick tock. Tick tock. Time was ticking away. Time to motor and pick a lane. Time to outlast and outpace. Ticking. Ticking. Top choice and top dog were her favorite phrases. Tinkerbell had nothing on her. Time to step up. Throw herself into future. Troubadour spirit propelled her […]

Silencing her chaotic thoughts

She wondered what she was doing. She had been walking for hours and her feet were starting to blister. But she couldn’t stop walking. She was being driven by an outside force. She was feverish with need. She had to find the truth. Although, such a thing was […]

A delightful misery

She had just delighted in seeing two squirrels chasing each other up and down a few trees. She couldn’t help but dwell on what amazing creatures there are. They were free. They were bouncy. And, who didn’t want to live in a bouncy house? She would be so […]

It’s time to wake up

She was staring up at the sky while feeling the tickle of the grass beneath her. She had always assumed that everything looming large in the sky would always remain hidden from the masses. She had assumed it was her secret and her secret alone to keep. She […]

She had been repurposed

As she looked across to the amusement park she was dizzy with anticipation. She was literally humming and she never hummed. She was flushed with adrenaline. Although, it could be the morphine drip she had just been hooked up to. But the bright lights beckoned nonetheless. As she […]