theplanktonsociety

1 Sentence Stories #3

Posted in Prose Series - 1 Sentence Stories by carrick on November 1, 2009

balloons

#3 – The Permanence of Little Fleeting Things

Today, 5-year-old Jerome will lose his red balloon to the Westerly winds – he will learn about the nature of transience; tomorrow, the balloon will vaporize its pressured contents to the stratosphere, dance downwards across cloud currents and rain, and land safely back on Jerome’s front porch – the boy will learn about the gift of hope.

1 Sentence Stories #2

Posted in Prose Series - 1 Sentence Stories by carrick on July 25, 2009

Purpleires

#2 – On Location, In Transit

She wanted to listen to the music of the skies, the miscellaneous transmissions of the funky heavens; but found that all the serenading wires were tangled, up.

1 Sentence Stories #1

Posted in Prose Series - 1 Sentence Stories by carrick on June 17, 2009

#1 – True Love Stories Never End Nice

They had been separated for years, but when she died that winter, he’d felt his soul collapse from the roaring weight of the universe – he was alone again.