A Head Full of Snow: A 50-word microfiction

By the time John walks home from school and sees her in the kitchen, his mom has gone cold. He

sits down next to her on the wooden floor and touches her nose and cheek.

John waits for the white powder around her nose to melt, but it never does.

For decades, Stacy’s bedtime was three a.m., after Channel Four played the Star Spangled Banner and signed off for the night. Now, Stacy and Channel

They’re sitting together on the sofa, separated by the dog. The latest episode of General Hospital is halfway over. She gets up. The dog gets up too.

Even the most prolific writers among us can’t always come up with ideas for stories. It can be very frustrating sometimes to sit down in front of

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