So my friend challenged
me to a micro-fiction duel. Here's my what I got:
Suggested word: Rust
Facebook
The door creaked and he sneaked in. Inside, belying the musky smell of old age and overwhelming rust in the background, she uploaded a new radiant profile picture.
Suggested word: amazed
Author in Utopia
The clock did its work – it ticked. The pen did its work –
it wrote. The eyes did their work – they
read.
The result did its work – it amazed.
Suggested word: inception
Open Endings
I fidgeted. I thought and thought again. I cursed. Finally, I knew how it ended. Then again, did I?
Exhausted, I yelled, “Fuck you Nolan! Fuck you Inception!”
Picked up a book and began following a new dream.
Suggested word: smoke
Amidst Samosas, Sweets and Settling
She let the butt drop, stubbed it. Smoke escaping through her nostrils, still, she got up. Fixing her pallu, said, " Beige, let's go give this guy his perfect bride." Beige followed, strutting like her, tail wagging.
Suggested word: Lollipop
The Park
Dear X,
No I did not like the lollipop. I had a nightmare about it too.
Sincerely,
I am telling mom
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