Last year at this time, the Simi Valley Acorn ran a competition inviting readers to submit original stories of 100 words or less ... or fewer. I decided to write one for the contest and later posted it on this website:
The newspaper didn't bring back the competition this year, but in anticipation that it might, I produced another story. Should the Acorn contest return at a future date, I'll have something ready to go:
65 IN A 25
Tom chuckled. "I hadn't worn one of these in a long time, but it felt all right."
Brooklyn flashed her dimples and said, "I thought it felt better than all right." She jumped off the bed and walked to the window. The first sliver of sun was visible above the horizon.
She continued. "I know there's, like, an utmost difference in our ages, but it could work. Everybody tells me I'm really mature. Maybe we'll even get married."
Tom quickly responded, "Whoa, slow down there, Mario Andretti."
Brooklyn turned around.
"Who?"
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