#Fiftywords: "Stay Safe, Papa" (Flash fiction)
"Stay safe." She had the most impossibly bright smile. Naive enough to warm the coldest man. Yet... The story isn't about her.
Welcome to my new entry to #fiftywords, a challenge started by @miniature-tiger and is currently managed by @jayna... This week's prompt is "Bait." I was free today so I took the last hour writing and improving this, and I'm glad I did:
"Stay safe, Papa"
My brother almost cried, as I bid my little girl goodbye.
But considering where I'm going to; who I'm tracking...
Maybe it was cheating to make the title part of the story (it'll be 53 words if you count it,) but it can read without it so it can still be considered 50 words. But hey, isn't doing art in the title is part of #fiftywords challenge too?
As for the story, I had the last line in mind before I started. At first it had only the main character, it was less than 40 words and he was 'only' freaking about how hard the mission will be, but then I was like. "Why not give him a family?" then one thing led to another.
so this can be a fantasy world, historical story or even real world military.
The imagination is your only limit. (this one seems wrong too.)
Well,
I guess I'll stop here.
interesting brother
I enjoyed reading about how you wrote the story, @ahmadmanga. I often come up with the last line first, or just a line somewhere in the middle. Or it might be a very brief scene. And then I build around it. The creative process is so interesting! Anyway, I enjoyed your story. Thanks for sharing it, and I apologize that it took me a few days to get to it.
Yeah, for short stories like these I often come up with one line then build around it too. But only for short stories (less than 100 words) my longer stories are always come up by imagining a scene or a temporary title (yeah, I usually change the title after I finish writing them.)
Sorry for the late reply, very busy these days.