I wrote these with the intention of submitting them to a contest. I must have gotten sidetracked because I never entered the contest. Each story is 25-words long, on the nose.

Crossed Lines
“Indiana. Indi-ana,” Cheryl stressed into the phone. Robert looked around at the Hindi and Sanskrit signs, knowing he could never make up for this one.

The Test of Love
She believed that if she stood still, Charles wouldn’t see her, so Emily stayed in the corner. Charles saw her, and continued to ignore her.

Mumbling Through
After putting her dog, Dennis, to bed in his crib, Joan sat on her plastic-covered couch and wondered why her daughter didn’t talk to her.