50wordstories.ca » scream https://50wordstories.ca/blog "Brevity is the soul of wit" -- Shakespeare Fri, 03 May 2013 19:31:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 The Scream https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=344 https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=344#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:42:06 +0000 http://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=344 Every night, at precisely 1:34 am, he would be awakened by a loud, piercing, bone-chilling scream.  After the scream ended, the subsequent silence seemed even more unreal.

One night, as he was awakened again, he decided to scream back.

Later that night, he was awakened again by another scream:

“WHY NOT?”

]]> https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=344 0 Run https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=61 https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=61#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:00:34 +0000 http://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=61 Run.
Run.
Run.
Stop.
Pant.
Breathe.
Scream.
Run.
Run.
Run.
Stop.
Door!
Open.
Light!
Burns!
See.
People.
Frozen.
Confused…
Touch.
Hard?
Yes.
Statues.
Impressed.
Look.
Movement!
Run.
Catch!
Kid?
Midget?
Leprechaun?
Goblin!
Icky…
Bitten!
Scream!
Pain.
Disappeared.
Where?
Door.
Slam!
Lock.
Walk.
Open?
Locked.
Numbness…
Slowing…
Immobile.
Stuck!
Statue.

]]> https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=61 0 With apologies to Harlan Ellison https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=40 https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=40#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +0000 http://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=40 She looked on in mild distaste as I pulled my upper lip down over my chin. The dinner guests were amazed, but she wasn’t. When the guests had gone, she had me do it again, and then she pulled out a stapler.

I have no mouth, and I must scream!

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