Fiction in 58
The idea came to me in bed.
Write a piece of fiction in 58 words.
(It sounded good, really smooth: Fiction in 58.)
It's a lot harder than it sounds.
I thought about changing to Fiction in 78 or Fiction in 108.
Then I stripped everything down. Every word had to drive the story. And I had 58 of them.
What do you think?
The Lies of Lovers
Sunlight, diffused. A quilt spread in soft grass gone golden.
Two young lovers.
A blade of grass in his mouth.
She chews gum, spearmint.
“In the war, I did grisly things. Shot a family’s pigs, just to hear them squeal.”
“In Prague, I’m Lady Tatyana, Dominatrix. For serious cash, I dispense spankings, humiliation, torture.”
“I love you.”
“Ditto.”
Write a piece of fiction in 58 words.
(It sounded good, really smooth: Fiction in 58.)
It's a lot harder than it sounds.
I thought about changing to Fiction in 78 or Fiction in 108.
Then I stripped everything down. Every word had to drive the story. And I had 58 of them.
What do you think?
The Lies of Lovers
Sunlight, diffused. A quilt spread in soft grass gone golden.
Two young lovers.
A blade of grass in his mouth.
She chews gum, spearmint.
“In the war, I did grisly things. Shot a family’s pigs, just to hear them squeal.”
“In Prague, I’m Lady Tatyana, Dominatrix. For serious cash, I dispense spankings, humiliation, torture.”
“I love you.”
“Ditto.”
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