tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21589725680428578082011-11-28T08:07:20.873+08:00...to cut a long story shortGerrard Limnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158972568042857808.post-78117075192976811622009-03-11T17:55:00.006+08:002009-03-11T18:55:34.589+08:002009-03-11T18:55:34.589+08:00Moonlight illuminates her svelte figure. His eyes drank in her exquisite beauty. She is a picture of serenity, lying peacefully in his arms.<br /><br />He let out a long drawn sigh….<br /><br />“If only she didn’t nag so much” he lamented as he shoved her lifeless body into the freshly dug pit.<br /><br /><br\><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2158972568042857808-7811707519297681162?l=50cinquenta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gerrard Limnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158972568042857808.post-63251697806369939622008-10-15T21:05:00.004+08:002009-03-11T18:56:00.256+08:002009-03-11T18:56:00.256+08:00Just one more minute. One more agonising minute until summer vacation. Sally's eyes are trained on the clock, urging on the second hand.<br /><br />Ten seconds left....<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“RINGGGGG!!!”</span><br /><br />Sally stormed from her desk, laughing hysterically. <br /><br />The eight year olds stared in astonishment, mouth agape. Their Maths teacher has always been calm and composed. <br /><br /><br\><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2158972568042857808-6325169780636993962?l=50cinquenta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gerrard Limnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158972568042857808.post-40374378503995328162008-10-12T18:30:00.004+08:002009-03-11T19:03:15.687+08:002009-03-11T19:03:15.687+08:00<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span>Eleanor found a magic lamp<br />That weighs but a gram<br />She gave it a violent shake<br />And out popped a little sheikh<br /><br />"Hello little one<br />Your wish is my command<br />For you a wish I grant"<br /><br />"Dear me, dear me<br />This cannot be<br />Alladin had three<br />Why not me?"<br /><br />"I'm sorry Eleanor<br />But you can't have more<br />Now, stop being a bore<br />And tell me what you wish for"<br /><br />"If that is the case<br />Let's cut to the chase<br />I wish for a little pony<br />One that is not too bony"<br /><br />"I am afraid that can't be done<br />Because I don't have one<br />Instead little miss<br />How about a kiss?"<br /><br />"Now you're just taking the piss!"<br />Say Eleanor with a hiss<br />"I wish you are condemned<br />For eternity in your bloody lamp!"<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2158972568042857808-4037437850399532816?l=50cinquenta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gerrard Limnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158972568042857808.post-7049307407513611772008-10-12T13:27:00.004+08:002009-03-11T19:03:40.649+08:002009-03-11T19:03:40.649+08:00Thunder rumbled overhead. Black clouds gathered ominously.<br /><br />"The gods are angry! Bring me the sacrifice!”<br /><br />The acolyte drags the child forward.<br /><br />The priest raises his dagger….<br /><br /><br /><br />CRRRACKKK!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />A bolt of lightning hits the priest, killing him.<br /><br />Sunlight penetrated the black sky. Dark clouds began to part.<br /><br />The gods are appeased.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >There you go! My first 50 word short story. Hopefully, the first of many!</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2158972568042857808-704930740751361177?l=50cinquenta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gerrard Limnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158972568042857808.post-56205258203629682262008-10-12T13:15:00.001+08:002008-10-13T00:46:51.821+08:002008-10-13T00:46:51.821+08:00I am challenging myself to write at least one fifty word story a week. Here's why:<br /><br />1. I get to write something that I can actually COMPLETE,<br />2. good <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Brain-Exercises-Some-Great-Brain-Exercises&id=1253278">brain workout</a><br />3. and I get to update my blog regularly.<br /><br /><br />Check out these sites:<br /><br /><a href="http://fiftywords.com/">Fifty Words</a><br /><br /><a href="http://calebk.wordpress.com/fifty-word-stories/">Fifty-word stories</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2158972568042857808-5620525820362968226?l=50cinquenta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gerrard Limnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158972568042857808.post-10792867689592968862008-10-09T21:18:00.006+08:002009-03-11T18:51:07.733+08:002009-03-11T18:51:07.733+08:00Many years ago, my English teacher walked into our class.<br /><br />"Can anyone tell me the most powerful tool in the English language?" he asked, while writing on the blackboard:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don't kill that man.</span><br /><br />The whole class stared at him blankly.<br /><br />"Punctuations!" he exclaimed.<br /><br />"Observe..."<br /><br />He added a comma to the sentence:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don't, kill that man.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br />"That little comma, my friends, just cost that guy his life."<br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2158972568042857808-1079286768959296886?l=50cinquenta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gerrard Limnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158972568042857808.post-45654010383296925972008-10-09T19:51:00.009+08:002008-10-13T00:45:40.855+08:002008-10-13T00:45:40.855+08:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Welcome to 50/ Cinquenta. Expect all things literature; from novels to comics to jokes. This will be my creative outlet where I will try my hands at short stories and whatever that comes to mind.<br /><br />Speaking of which, here's a great essay on short story to start you off:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/books/review/Millhauser-t.html?_r=2&amp;ref=books&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=slogin">The Ambition of the Short Story.</a><br /><br />Enjoy!</div><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2158972568042857808-4565401038329692597?l=50cinquenta.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gerrard Limnoreply@blogger.com