Challenge Accepted
For Paul and John's 47-Words Short Story Unofficial Challenge
Ben kneeled, ”Dad, remember when you said that, even if I beat you to the finish line, benched more weight, or took your king, I’d never beat your age? I’m 47 now, so I win.”
Burying steel under marble, Ben whispered, “Warned you not to challenge me.”
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Thanks for the challenge!
About the Creator
Sean A.
A happy guy that tends to write a little cynically. Just my way of dealing with the world outside my joyous little bubble.
Babbling Dixie
The short form of tomorrow is never the whole story. Abbreviations mean nothing when we are born to die and we all are aren't we? Being spoken for before birth is something we're not supposed to remember like some kind of karma after effect. Still here we are spending our lives looking for each other.
By Canuck Scriber Lisa Lachapelle5 days ago in Fiction
Magpie: Chapter 3
The elevator ride to the penthouse was a silent, soaring ascent that made Merlina’s stomach drop. It wasn't just the height—though the thought of the hundreds of feet of empty air beneath the glass-floored lift made her palms itch with a cold sweat—it was the transition. She was leaving the grit of the processing centers and the smell of ozone and unwashed bodies for something far more dangerous: the sterile, curated silence of the victors. Leo Vance stood beside her, his reflection caught in the polished chrome doors. He looked like a man who spent a lot of money to look like he didn’t care about money. His hands, soft and unscarred, rested lightly on the handle of his designer briefcase.
By Eris Willowabout 3 hours ago in Fiction
Comments (4)
Hahahahahahaha I loved this!
Heavy hitting!
Phew. Being a dad isn't easy!
Dark. I like it.