Monday, June 13, 2011

55 Word Stories

Bachelor Party

"What a bachelor Party!" thought Paul as he slowly opened his eyes, making sure light wouldn't increase the pain in his shrunken brain head.
He briefly wondered what he would tell his fiance, until he realized the hotel room they had last night didn't have bars on the windows, or plastic sheets on the bed.

Double Cross

"Where is it?" screamed Mike, digging violently through the closet.
"I don't know!" Tasha replied, quickly hiding it in her jeans.  Top desk drawer, where she knew it would be.
"I said he wouldn't tell me.  Now we have nothing but a corpse!"
"But I need two." thought Tasha, hiding the knife behind her back.


For anybody who wasn't seen the books, 55 word stories are just that.  Stories that are just 55 words (excluding the title) no more, no less.  Why 55 words?  I have no idea, but they are fun to write if you just have a small story idea, and can be surprisingly difficult to write.  If you'd like to learn more about 55 word stories, check out Google, because really, I'm not sure it's my job to do all your research for you. 

And thank you to Not Worth Mentioning for making me blog of the day.  If you found me from there, welcome, have a look around and follow.  If you haven't been over there, go check him out.  And look, I even provided a link this time.
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46 comments:

  1. MRanthropeJune 13, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    we had to do awesome lil' short stories like that in my creative writing class. I always loved quick little challenges.

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  2. BigOryxJune 13, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    I counted the words to control. XD

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  3. RageCompeXJune 13, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    really 55? hmm I doubt that :)

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  4. DouglasJune 13, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    That's a cool idea for a short story. It really forces you to concentrate the very essence of the story into a short paragraph. I still have plenty of words to go in this comment, though. Will I be able to finish it? Why yes, I believe I can.

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  5. oinyoJune 13, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Sounds pretty wild :) I will have to look it up.

    That would be a real challenge to have a good story with a solid ending with exactly 55 words!

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  6. duffboiJune 13, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    55 word stories sounds interesting. Good job on those.

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  7. Derrick OJune 13, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    I like might have to start it on my site

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  8. JonJune 13, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    just enough for someone with ADD

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  9. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    fantastic concept; keep sharing the beauty, man!

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  10. DaveJune 13, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    That was smashing mate. Great post.

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  11. after3June 13, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    Creative and entertaining. great as always. a3

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  12. JonnyJune 13, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Prett interesting idea.

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  13. XenotothJune 13, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Time for a competition on your blog for best 55 word story? :P

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  14. BartJune 13, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    cool story

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  15. CopyboyJune 13, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    Oh hey any time! Love these 55s!!!!

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  16. Astronomy PirateJune 13, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    Those are nice little stories.

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  17. Jazz bazookaJune 13, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    nice, and lets you think what happened before and after
    nice

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  18. iceyJune 13, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    theoretically you could write a whole story as the title and finish off with 55 words ^^

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  19. SkaerfJune 13, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Hmmm i'll give this creative writing experiment a try :D

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  20. DejchJune 13, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    sound like a plan to me

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  21. MalkavianJune 13, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Cool stories, 55 words huh

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  22. Kicking RocksJune 13, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    i counted the words too!!! lol

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  23. The HammerJune 13, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    I was going to, started to lose track though :p

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  24. psychpostJune 13, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    i like the concept

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  25. evldmnJune 13, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Awesome and funny stories.

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  26. TIMMYTHEROBOTJune 13, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Good stories - quite a talent to put something together with just 55 words.

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  27. D4June 13, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    This sounds like fun. I wanna.

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  28. zemzeroJune 13, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    very cool, pushes the creative aspect.

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  29. Jesse CrowsJune 13, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    55 is a random number haha

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  30. edJune 13, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    so much to do with 55

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  31. UnknownJune 13, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Interesting stuff. I have always liked short stories, partly because of the short attention span needed, and because it forces the author to cut out unnecessary filler.

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  32. UnknownJune 13, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    That is actually a very legit brainstorming activity for writing ideas.

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  33. Brofessor NeekoJune 13, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    I'm trying to write a novel with a friend and this is awesome and will probably be implemented for when we write a certain type of novel >_>*cough erotica*

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  34. FangJune 14, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    A friend of mine is named Paul. xD

    But that's a interesting concept, pure 55-word stories. I might try fiddling around with that if I'm feeling creative again.

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  35. AnonymousJune 14, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    A Texas sized haiku..

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  36. The Angry LurkerJune 14, 2011 at 3:47 AM

    I liked Bachelor Party, brought back memories.

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  37. BTN Hip HopJune 14, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    neat story idea writingactivity

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  38. TriperJune 14, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    Good story fellow!

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  39. Blk JesusJune 14, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    the storys just leave you wondering

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  40. Solsby KidJune 14, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Awesome read man, love the story :D

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  41. Jack of DiamondsJune 14, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    Great work, welldone!

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  42. JayPowerJune 14, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    Awesome read, great stories! ;D

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  43. baka1236June 14, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    these are some nice short (really short) stories

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  44. AlnairJune 15, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    Nice stories and nice format. I should try it someday.

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  45. Lord DharnimusJune 15, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    Awesome read dude!

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  46. wellpickedboogerJune 17, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Is it really a story if it lacks a beginning/middle/end? Still interesting.

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