A Purr-fect Date
50 Word Story | Fiction
“Thanks for dinner.” James stood at the door as Cindy shook his hand.
She gazed over his shoulder. “Where’s kitty?”
James walked away longing to do anything for Cindy’s affections. Her cat emerged from the bushes and James rubbed the amulet in his pocket.
Leo kneaded Cindy’s lap with vigor.
About this Story
This snarky little story is my very first foray into writing 50-word microfiction (or micro-fiction or micro fiction). It still makes me smile.
It’s a challenge to write a story in only 50 words. These tiny stories need to have a solid beginning, middle, and end just like any other work of fiction or nonfiction. The challenge is to write an ending “with a twist”. And, that’s the fun part. Sometimes we writers “nail” the twist at the end and sometimes we don’t. But, it’s a challenge we enjoy because the practice helps us focus on the essential elements of storytelling: plot or story arc.
Justin Deming, a fellow writer on Substack, had started an online publication on the Medium.com platform, first known as The Daily Fix, then changed to The Friday Fix. He accepted my submission of “A Purr-fect Date” as one of the first stories in his publication. Thank you, Justin!
© Copyright 2019—Present, Jenise Cook, All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
First Published by The Friday Fix on Medium (RIP) on 2019 April 24
Self Published on JeniseCook.com on 2020 August 30.
Image Credit: 3938030 on Pixabay.com
Note: I’m currently posting on my Substack publication previous works that a few of you may have already read. I want to get them on Substack to archive them. I am drafting new works, which you’ll read soon. 😊
Your Turn
This is a “different” story line…what do you think about it, and the “twist” at the end? Let me know in the Comments.
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I remember this one! Thanks for the shout-out, Jenise. It’s fun reading your work again.