Here are four super-duper short tales of fifteen words each for your #fictionfriday enjoyment.

Dinner and the Ever-After

    Tom came for dinner and stayed—a bony chandelier. He’d told Naomi she was dark.

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Perspective

     “You didn’t try hard enough!” Ada’s daughter fled, leaving her mother hollow from the attempts.

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Indebted

     Mary reluctantly descended the spiraling staircase of her student loan debt. Deferment still meant interest.

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Standard Reply

     “This’ll be the one.” She clicked submit, knowing rejection would again come addressed, “Dear Author.”