55 Word Story

Jason gripped the cold steel handles of the detonation plunger. In two minutes he was going to blow most of Elephant & Castle sky high. That would teach the annoying anti-planning brigade a lesson.

The professor turned away from the bay window and sat in his chair. She was still talking. He removed his glasses, letting them hang around his neck.

Adam’s 16th birthday party just got famous. The police arrived, kicked out all the kids, confiscated alcohol, weed and turned off the music.

In Victoria Park, Jessica jogged the circuit and waved to each clump of daffodils she passed. The symmetric, canary petals punctuated the thick grass, the rising sun teased their shadows.

Jacob’s dementia was beyond gone. He remembered nothing of his life. He didn’t recognise family or friends. Left to die in a home, his non-existent memory constantly surprised the nurses.