Category: 512words

It’s about as bad as you think it is. Read “Sam Spayed” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL

This week’s story has its origins in an actual, personal experience of mine, which you can discover in the notes, if you’re so inclined. Read “Bad Boy of the Spelling Bee” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL

In this case, I’m using the first sense of ‘incredible,’ i.e.: “So implausible as to elicit disbelief.” I hope, however, that you are willing to suspend disbelief for the five paltry minutes it will take to enjoy this week’s tall…

On Monday, I finished writing, recording, and scheduling a completely different short story for this week’s 512 Words. I was pretty happy with it. But you’re not going to see it today. Why? Because, on Wednesday, I came across this…

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?And miss it each night and day?I know I’m not wrong; the feeling’s getting strongerThe longer I stay away.Miss them moss-covered vines, the tall sugar pinesWhere mockingbirds used to sing.And I’d…

“Sean O’Reilly was the first human on Mars. He got to enjoy it for about three seconds…” Read “Martian Standard Time” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL

Not much to say about this one. The idea is not new, but then, most ideas aren’t. It’s all in the execution. Read “Getaway” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL

Time travel is always tricky, as everyone on Lost now knows. But if it’s possible, we’re going to figure it out by using science and technology like Daniel Faraday, not with mystical bullshit like, well, every other uncurious motherfucker on…

Fun fact: The title of this week’s story is the same length as 1.4% of the story itself. Also, the first draft was about three times longer and included a lot of rambling about politics and homelessness. So much for…

D read this week’s story and remarked that it has the same type of ending as “Antique”—i.e., one character making a flip remark. I’m also quite aware that it’s yet another alien-artifact mystery (like “The Forty” and “Finale”) and, though…