Challenge
Twist Ending in 50 words or less.
In such a short amount of words it is hard to tell any story. See if you can write a story that sets expectations and subverts them in the word limit. Change the genre from horror to funny or the opposite. Or trick the reader into believing there is something there is not and reveal it in the last line. Surprise us.
Here is an example of a short story by Hemingway: For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
90 reads
Awoken
“Mommy?”
I slowly turned toward the voice, cracking open my eyes to peer at the little figure who was disturbing my sleep.
“Mommy, the storm is scary.”
I blinked a few times, staring at the little girl standing by the door.
But...I don’t have a child.