SPLAT. | Microfiction

This week’s silly social stories.

“Orphans, #waifs, strays, urchins, guttersnipes. I’ll take ‘em all! Feed ‘em, water ‘em, put ‘em to work!”
“Will you take this one?”
“Tatty hair, belligerent frown. Looks like a Ragamuffin.”
The cat hissed.
“I don’t take Ragamuffins. Sinister breed. Manx ‘n Moggies only.”#vss365

— Ellie Scott (@itsemscott) May 6, 2019

 

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“Our lives are #ephemeral. Makes me wonder if there’s any point in living at all.”
“Butterfly lives may be short, Bob, but they’re also beautiful. We bring the world joy. That’s the point. Hey, look out for that car…”
SPLAT.
“Bob, no!!! Oh, God… existence is futile.”#vss365

— Ellie Scott (@itsemscott) May 7, 2019

 

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“I’m falling in #love.”
“Not again! It’s too soon.”
“Why hold back?”
“‘Cos you always end up getting hurt. Be rational. Check the label.”
“Fine… £499! For a pair of bloody shoes?!”
“I did warn you.”
“I’m heartbroken.”
“They’re ugly, anyway. You can do so much better.”#vss365

— Ellie Scott (@itsemscott) May 8, 2019

 

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“But your career is at its #zenith.”
She shrugs.
“You’re wasting your expertise.”
She rolls her eyes.
“And how will you earn money?”
She sighs. “It isn’t worth the detentions! I’m not doing your homework for you anymore, no matter what. Okay?”
“£40?”
She groans. “Deal.”#vss365

— Ellie Scott (@itsemscott) May 9, 2019

 

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He poked at the waxwork model of his friend, blown away by the intricate detail. Every crease, freckle and imperfection had been replicated.
“#Surreal,” he whispered.
“Ungh,” said the model.
“Trev? Is that you in there?”
“Ungh ee!”
“They even copied your voice? Awesome!”#vss365

— Ellie Scott (@itsemscott) May 10, 2019

 

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#Aphotic thoughts spring up in his mind and his lip curls into a fiendish grin.
She senses danger. “Don’t. You. Dare.”
But the dark notion is impossible to ignore.
He looks his mother dead in the eye and tips his chocolate ice cream onto his pristine white t-shirt.
“Noo!”#vss365

— Ellie Scott (@itsemscott) May 11, 2019

Author: Ellie Scott

Ellie Scott is a freelance copywriter and fiction writer from Sheffield, UK. She writes speculative and silly short stories and flash fiction. She has published two short story collections - 'Merry Bloody Christmas' and 'Come What May Day'. In 2018 she was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize Short Story Competition. She can often be found loitering on Twitter (@itsemscott), Instagram (@tinysillystories) and Medium (@elliemaryscott). View all posts by Ellie Scott