Two Sentence Stories

[PurpleHaze]

This is a little exercise in compressing your thoughts into writing. What you do is simply try and write one complete "story" (it doesn't have to be a story in the traditional sense) using two sentences. Try to say a lot with only a few words.

The point is not to stretch out a sentences as long as possible, anyone can write a run-on sentence. Just try to tell the reader a lot using the short space you have.

My example:

In the east, there is a statue only capable of saying "Yes".  People flock there year-round for answers to their hopes and dreams.

[LastxCaress]

Wow, I like this idea.

She dreamed of candyfloss clouds and butterflies. In reality, she got minimum wage and a loaded pistol in the bedroom drawer.

[markmarkmark]

he never took off his headphones, because, he claimed "music is my life." he couldn't hear the truck coming.

[sold]

One day I decided to stick it to the man, then they killed me. But not before some of them died.

[InTheCafeteria]

She knew exactly what was coming and felt she had to warn somebody.  Then her phone line went out and the world suffered.

[Dan]

Wow, why are these all so one sided? Tragic and dramatic. Though good of course.

Long story short, I tell her, "Yeah, they do make you look fat". That's how I wound up in this cast.

[markmarkmark]

sad is easier then happy, i guess...

"i picked these flowers for you," he said as he handed them over. "fuck science, no way these are weeds," she thought, as she held them close.

[silentletters]

a softer world is sort of like this., also, fifty-five word stories is another exercise in keeping stories simple. anyway here goes:

hands shoved upo the backs of shirts, animating the lifeless and giving voices to the mute. it's another day at coma ward puppet theatre.

also:

the robot beeps "commencing holocaust mode" while the scientists shriek in terror. a renegade ponders, "why did we think hitlerbot would be a good idea in the first place?

[snaptogether]

Johnny found a baseball bat.  Lets see if they make fun of Johnny now.

[PurpleHaze]

I'm gonna take this in a bit of a different direction. I'm gonna take a pre-existing story and try and get the essense out of it. This is my re-intepretation of The Streets of Johannesburg (which is a story I submitted here).

Lying here, nearly naked and covered in the grime of the city, I am lost in unfamiliar emotions. This might be the first time I've felt the cold pavement against my skin.

[InTheCafeteria]

The bullet exploded through the barrel, aimed straight at my chest, yet with a twitch of my mind, I was behind the shooter with the tables turned in my favor.  Yes, teleportation was awesome.

[LastxCaress]

"Shut the fuck up," he spat at her, waving a fist around like he owned the place. Their six year old kid came to her defence and kicked out three of his father's teeth.

[PurpleHaze]

The bullet exploded through the barrel, aimed straight at my chest, yet with a twitch of my mind, I was behind the shooter with the tables turned in my favor.  Yes, teleportation was awesome.

=0 Comma City FULL SPEED AHEAD!

[LastxCaress]

They called it a 'cock' and it hit me in the face twice. Apparently, badminton is a metaphor for sex.

[snaptogether]

She was the best hooker on the street corner.  Siphilis killed her.