I have been at it again. Although I understand it's a blog thing, I have stolen this from Michael's and Cathy's site, I hope you don't mind, but Cathy, the last trilogy of 55-fiction you wrote was so powerful as was Michael's 'I can't drive - 55' that it inspired me to try one myself.
I wrote some Haiku a few months ago, and whilst I don't have Miss U's or your talent for writing I do enjoy it, so I thought I would make you all suffer reading it!!
I googled it first, and came across this site 55-Fiction amongst many others. For anyone that doesn't know what 55-Fiction is, it provides a full history and explanation but this is the basic rules:
55 fiction is the art of writing a short story in 55 words or less. At first glance, it sounds ridiculous but if you read a few you may be suprised just how much you can say in such a short space.
A peice of 55-fiction must be a peice of fiction, not a poem, essay, a scene or an
errant thought. The New Times says that the story should have:
. A setting.
. A character or characters.
. Conflict.
. Resolution.
Subject to the above, the story can be about anything you want, but it should be no more than 55 words. You can write LESS than 55 words if you want.
Of course - The best writers in history have often broken all of the
rules and somehow got away with it - So... Why not?
So I began.
Lots and lots of hyperthetical, screwed up,tossed on the floor pages later, I have these two. The first, was a bit weak, so I had to try again.
BIG DAY HAS ARRIVED
Time to leave. Damn the weather, she thought, climbing into the drivers seat, and heading towards the town.
The man in the passenger seat left when she stopped but watched as another man got in. She drove off slowly.
When she returned, the men exchanged places again, and she tore up her ‘L’ plates, beaming.
TIREDNESS KILLS
He knew he should stop driving, exhausted as he was, but was desperate to get home, to surprise his wife, for her birthday.
He woke up, briefly, to sounds of grinding metal, breaking glass and screeching breaks behind him. Then darkness.
His wife when told “your husband’s dead” collapsed; I never told him I'm pregnant?
Now look what's happened, I'm in the mood for writing. This last one is loosely based around the 55-fiction rules, by loosley I mean it has 55 words, but it's more of a verse than a short story. I figured if the best writers can break the rules, so could I!
HELL ON EARTH
So sudden. So quick.
World in pause
Pain. Knife. Twist.
Heart is breaking.
Pieces. Torn.
I’m Suffocating. Can't breathe.
Panic. Help.
It can’t be. It can’t.
I love him.
He wouldn’t.
I’m Suffocating. Can’t breathe.
Numb.
Too Sudden. Too quick
No time for goodbye.
Pain. Knife. Twist.
I hope he knew,
I loved him.
NUMB.