Author's Note: This is my first collection of flash fiction stories. I had so much fun writing them that it certainly won't be my last.
I selected the 50-word format. That is, these stories are exactly 50 words long, no more, no less. (To understand what this is about, see oggbashan's "How to Write a Fifty-Word Story" and "How to Plot Flash Fiction" as well as his many wonderful examples.) It's hard to keep a whole story down to 50 words, but I learned much from the exercise. I'll definitely apply the experience to the longer pieces of fiction I have in the works.
Now, without further ado, and in no particular order, fifteen quickies for your instant gratification...
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01. "Happy Emotional Nude Day!"
"Don't you mean _National_ Nude Day?"
"I mean, today I'm going to bare my soul as well as my skin. Challenge me. I swear to act according to how I feel."
"Well then, how do you feel about a National Nude Year?"
I haven't worn a stitch of clothing since.
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02. Strip Solitaire
For my seven-day vacation, I limited myself to four articles of clothing. A game of solitaire each night adjusted that limit by one.
Three losses in a row rendered me topless. Another loss, and I'd be fully naked. (This is not a nude beach.) Tonight, perhaps, I'll play to win.
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03. Stud Finder
Little sister graduated from high school. To hang her diploma, I called down from the ladder, "Hand me the stud finder."
Sister's friend piped up. "You mean me?" She unzipped my fly. "Found it!" I fell and banged my head, but it's my other head she kissed to make better.
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04. First-Timer
With steady resolve, Nadine crossed the nudist resort parking lot, naked. Inside the clubhouse an equally naked hostess greeted her warmly, "Hi, Nadine. Is that a new tattoo? Want your usual table?"
"No, Cynthia. I'm in the back room tonight. I finally got up the nerve for Speed Dating."
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05. Flushed Away
"Flush beats three of a kind!' My bra and panties disappeared into Jason's stack.
I was "all-in" with that bet. Now I'm at Jason's, Frank's, and Patrick's mercy. I have nothing left to play with except my sexual favors. I smile wickedly, and say, "Let's shuffle up and deal, boys!"
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06. Castaways