Skip to main content

Another 15 6 word stories

Trying my hand at these again.
  1. Childhood crush morphs into middle-aged regret.
  2. Almond milk masks flavor of cyanide.
  3. Loved one becomes past tense endearment.
  4. Growing new bones provides a glow.
  5. "No!" The coroner ticked a box.
  6. Waterproof mascara proves itself at grave.
  7. "Dad's home!" I quickly dial 9-1-1.
  8. 'Leaving the light on' attracts moths.
  9. "She'll be beautiful," the mortician promised.
  10. "It's her." "We'll have a funeral."
  11. Groans echoed, but wasn't I alone?
  12. Blood stains come as a relief.
  13. 'Avoid like the plague' proves inaccurate.
  14. One person's stray is another's dog.
  15. "Creaky stairs, huh?" "There aren't stairs."
(Prompt by me)
Joseph Swan's Experiment Journal
Source: Tyne and Wear Archives and Museum

Comments