55 Fiction is truly a tough job. I struggle hard to keep a ‘Short Story’ within 3000 words, so you can imagine how hard it would be for me to fit a story within 55 words. 😀 But I tried a 55F for BPL, and based on the warm responses and absolutely wonderful encouragement I got from my fellow bloggers, I’ve written a few more.
Here are 5 of some 55F that I’ve written recently. Hope you have fun.
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The Criminal
Struggling with her bags and a baby in hand, she looked around for help. A fine gentleman helped lift the luggage and deposit them on the shelf of the train. “Be careful of thieves” he smiled an advise. She smiled and thanked him for his help… and for his wallet that was in her handbag.
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The Alien
They had captured the Alien and were running experiments on it. It had a biological system similar to theirs and was trying to communicate something vocally. They brought in the Translation device.
“Where are you from?” the chief scientist’s voice shouted out of the translator.
The creature listened to it and only said – “Earth”.
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Fear
She felt his icy cold breath at the back of her neck.
There was a sharp blade pressed against her throat.
She cried, begged for freedom.
“Don’t kill me please” she pleaded. His sinister thoughts were getting the better of him.
“CUT!!!”…the Director yelled, and it was all over… The film crew packed up…
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Strange Love
“So where do you stay” Aarti’s chat message got Ranjith excited.
“Lets meet up tonight?” she continued.
Ranjith typed out an affirmation. “Internet Chats with complete strangers does have its plusses.” he mused.
Ranjith did not know 2 things.
One, his internet line was dead since morning. Two, Aarti was dead since 2 years.
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The First Time
He breathed heavily. He didn’t want to do it, but he had no choice. He had practiced it hard a hundred times, but it still made him nervous. With no option left, and with a guilt laden heart, he committed his first crime. With trembling hands he put his Father’s initials in his Report Card.
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Idli Vada Sambar 
oh my..I am your fan now..I loved each one of these..I am not at all for 55ers, but you and another blogger give a different meaning and life to 55ers altogether..
amazing!
Aww… That was some compliment fellow Tiger. Gracias. I’m totally floored. 😀
loved the last 2.
check out my 55er
Hey Thanks. Will do.
Super duper Sudhi! 🙂
I loved the first one a lottttt…. Just brilliant!
Aww… Thanks Alphs. 😀
that strange love story… :):) goosebumps..
And the crew packing up … good one:)
Thanks a lot. 🙂
Hey Superchef. You really cooked up some good stories here. Liked them all!
Sowmya
http://buzzzstop.blogspot.com/
Thanks Sowmya… 🙂
Good ones… all of them… My pick is “The First Time”…..
Thanks Sathish… 🙂
Thinking of one 55 Fiction is tough for me. How do you manage to post 5 in one :-O
😀 He he… Thanks man. I actually wrote around 8. 😛 But I stuck to 5 because it seemed to go with 55. 😉
Hey, you seem to have become a vetaran 55er 😉 My most fav are Alien and First Time..
The Fear is actually similar to what I wrote once here http://debosmita.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/fantastic-friday-fiction-i/
Hey. Thanks for the kind words Debs. And wow. That is some coincidence that my post is so similar to yours. Trust me, I didn’t copy yaar. 😉
Of course I am not saying you copied… great minds think alike 😉
They sure do. 🙂