Today, I’m sharing two short shorts loosely inspired by the prompt, “Write a story during which two conversations happen simultaneously.” “One Girl” They fall into the house, hair dusty and crusted with leaves. One shoe escapes the mudroom, others drop in corners as the three kids fight with jackets and space. Muddy hands grip the doorframe. A boy emerges, announcing, “The sword in the basement – I have armor for you, you can share it – no light sabers, only swords – my dad won’t care – ” He hustles to the basement door. A second child follows. “I want the black one, didn’t you have a black one?” and continues to shout down the stairs. They are certain they’re the only people in the house, even though they’re not. The third whimpers in the corner. Her feet are wet, she doesn’t know why, and she wouldn’t dare to trace herself along someone else’s floors, damp footprints giving her away, leading eyes from socks to knees to dirty face. She wipes her tears and waits to be remembered.
Nobody Bled on the Butter
Nobody Bled on the Butter
Nobody Bled on the Butter
Today, I’m sharing two short shorts loosely inspired by the prompt, “Write a story during which two conversations happen simultaneously.” “One Girl” They fall into the house, hair dusty and crusted with leaves. One shoe escapes the mudroom, others drop in corners as the three kids fight with jackets and space. Muddy hands grip the doorframe. A boy emerges, announcing, “The sword in the basement – I have armor for you, you can share it – no light sabers, only swords – my dad won’t care – ” He hustles to the basement door. A second child follows. “I want the black one, didn’t you have a black one?” and continues to shout down the stairs. They are certain they’re the only people in the house, even though they’re not. The third whimpers in the corner. Her feet are wet, she doesn’t know why, and she wouldn’t dare to trace herself along someone else’s floors, damp footprints giving her away, leading eyes from socks to knees to dirty face. She wipes her tears and waits to be remembered.