12 Word Stories - Part 2

12 word storiesFiction
Written By Zachary Phillips
 

A Collection of 12 Word Stories (part 2)

Her screams
The wives wailed as the boats disappeared
A brief respite
Poop stuck on boot
Emaciated, she lay begging
A rope hung
Tears fell, her resentment growing
Shamefully, he continued gorging
Fido barked, then reflexively
He washed his hands
Until now the evil
A hard life took its toll

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Authors note: 12 word stories are a great way to practice fiction writing. Due to the limited word count, you have to work hard to tell an engaging story, develop connection with the characters and have a plot. These feel like bicep curls for the mind. 

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Zachary Phillips

Zachary Phillips is an intuitive coach and counselor. He helps entrepreneurs, spiritualists, and survivors navigate dark nights of the soul and find peace, helping them take themselves from surviving to passionately thriving using tips, tools, and techniques that enable them to process the past, accept the present, and embrace the future with positivity and purpose. He is a qualified teacher, meditation instructor, personal trainer, Reiki master, and is currently studying a Master of Counseling.

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