Today will be the first of my Very Short Story collections. These are based on the Twitter hash tag #vss365 that I participate in. If you like them, feel free to hit up my Instagram and Twitter to share!
Please forgive the typos in the posts…these are not passed through an editor. I promise they become a little more visually interesting as time goes on. I hope you enjoy them!
1. The Chair
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She leaned back as far as she could on the two legs of her wood chair without losing control. Falling on her back at this moment would be extremely embarrassing. This thought flashed through her mind as she took a deep #drink.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 2, 2019
"I believe we have yet to discuss payment."#vss365
2. Nausea
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The suspended #cage swung back and forth. A motion so gentle it was imperceptible at first. But as hours ticked by it became noticeable and then nauseating. Not matter how still I held, it didn't stop. Every shift gave it new life.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 3, 2019
Back and forth.#vss365
3. Balance
She stared hard ahead. So hard her peripheral vision started to black out. #Knees shaking, she breathed. Not one step. One step in any direction –
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 4, 2019
She stopped the thought before it could come back into focus. The massive waterfall, the raging river, and narrow hoodoo. #vss365
4. No Way
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"#Swing!" She screamed. I clentched the vine and looked down the steep cliff face, almost puking.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 5, 2019
"Are you nuts?" I screamed back.
"Swing NOW!" The word ended in a shriek. Glancing over my shoulder, my heart leapt into my throat. My feet made the decision to swing for me.#vss365
5. Fish Out of Water
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The room in the big city wasn't my style. Tossing and turning had become a norm. Every noise snapped my bleary eyes wide open.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 6, 2019
After months in the forest, being chased by the most horrific creatures, the obnoxious sounds of the city didn't allow any sort of restful #Sleep#vss365
6. Waste of Time?
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"But you are a shoe in!" She protested.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 7, 2019
"You can't know that." Came his quick objection. "All you have is your lame little #straw polls."
She huffed in indignation.
"Well if you are that convinced you are out, why did you waste my time sticking it out this long?"#vss365
7. I Can’t
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Great heaving sobs left her tiny frame. I tried to console her, but my feeble attempts at patting her back her met with harder sobs.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 8, 2019
"Everything is #sliding. I can't handle anything anymore."
"I know you miss him." Came my awkward words. "But the kingdom needs you."#vss365
8. Have My Cake
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"Come on!" He drawled, the tone clashed with the splendor around him. He flopped back in the elegant, straight backed chair, swinging his shiny boots up on the table and leaning away from the ornate footstool.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 9, 2019
"Why, change when I can have my #cake and eat it too?"#vss365
9. Expectations
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She paced the uneven stone floor, running her hand and the other along the counter.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 11, 2019
"Ok just stop!" The page begged.
"I can't stop. Do you know what happens if the #chef doesn't show up?" The pacing sped up. "Upstairs still expects dinner. And I don't cook people!"#vss365
10. Kill Me Now
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"You would have you kill me before you caught me striking a #pose like that to attract attention."
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 12, 2019
The battle hardened woman's scarred face sneered at the brightly painted women on the corner. "It makes you wonder why we fight so hard to protect such idiocy." #vss365
11. Unease
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It wasn't the dark, oppressive lighting that made him uneasy. Nor was it the cawing off in the distance that had set his nerves on edge. Not even the massive size of the being standing before him had mad his blood run cold.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 12, 2019
It was her #smile. #vss365
12. I Said Kneel
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"I said kneel, sir!" Her high pitched voice sounding juvenile.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 14, 2019
The man looked down on her and smirked.
"I may be short and young, but I have more #drive then men twice my age."
She gave the back of his knee a solid whack with her scepter.
"You will kneel to your monarch."#vss365
13. Choose
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The wind tossed tall #grass around the pair, standing a breath apart.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 15, 2019
"I want you. You make me feel like a person, not a figurehead on a coin." She begged.
"You must be sure. No flight into fantasy." He murmured. "If you choose me your life will become very difficult."#vss365
14. Don’t Push Me
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Her nose pressed against his as she forced him back a step.
— Iso Rivers (@IsoRiversAuthor) January 17, 2019
"Do not #push me Swyn." He felt the snarl almost as much as he heard it. "You don’t want to see what could happen."
Her voice made his blood run cold. She lifted a gauntleted arm and shoved him to the ground.#vss365