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 a counselor, coach, meditation instructor, author, and poet. He helps entrepreneurs, spiritualists, and survivors identify and release the limiting beliefs that no longer serve. With compassion and insight, he supports them as they navigate dark nights of the soul and find peace, guiding them 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. Zachary is also a qualified teacher, personal trainer, Reiki master, and is currently studying a Master of Counseling.

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