Short stories in 40 words or less (part 3)
Aug 3, 2021
Clown Shoes
The time Fred went to the car wash and never came back,
I lost my shoes in a mall fountain.
The water turned yellow like my cheap canvas sneakers.
Yes, I lost my kicks, but I gained a few pennies.
Last one on Earth
Two aliens land on Earth.
Shocked, they find mounds of dirt
separated evenly from each other, and a lone man, dead, above ground.
One alien walks over to the man, and says…
“Well, someone has to bury this serial killer.”
Unlikely Cupid
She was standing behind the counter, giving him this root beer-float kind of smile.
I wondered why she didn’t look at me like that.
We both were wearing masks.
Besides I’m the one that planned the robbery!
