sacha chua :: enterprise 2.0 consultant, storyteller, geek » 55er http://sachachua.com/wp I help people connect through blogs, wikis, other Web 2.0 tools. I'm also writing a book about Emacs. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:24:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Flash fiction: GLUTTONY - 55 words http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/06/02/flash-fiction-gluttony-55-words/ http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/06/02/flash-fiction-gluttony-55-words/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2005 05:21:00 +0000 Sacha Chua http://sachachua.com/notebook/wiki/2005.06.02.php#anchor-2 GLUTTONY (55 words)
Flash fiction by Sacha Chua

"Gluttony is indecent and a catalyst for sin," said his devoted mother, measuring rice grains for the famished boy.

"But mom!"

"Forgiving it would be like sending you to hell. No." She controlled everything he ate and did.

Eventually she died, still dogmatic and unrepentant. Traumatized, he satiated himself on junk food. He died obese.

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Flash fiction by Sacha Chua

"Gluttony is indecent and a catalyst for sin," said his devoted mother, measuring rice grains for the famished boy.

"But mom!"

"Forgiving it would be like sending you to hell. No." She controlled everything he ate and did.

Eventually she died, still dogmatic and unrepentant. Traumatized, he satiated himself on junk food. He died obese.

E-Mail to flashxer@yahoogroups.com

コンピュータの操作の仕方を知ってますか。 Do you know how to operate a computer.

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The cellphone rang, a welcome interruption cutting through my dreams. Woke up smiling and reached for the phone by my bed.

It lay still. No missed calls.

The night suffocated me with silence. Curled my fingers around the phone—around his hand, 3000 miles away—and tried to sleep for the third time that night.

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Sacha Chua

The cellphone rang, a welcome interruption cutting through my dreams. Woke up smiling and reached for the phone by my bed.

It lay still. No missed calls.

The night suffocated me with silence. Curled my fingers around the phone—around his hand, 3000 miles away—and tried to sleep for the third time that night.

コンピュータがこの会社に導入されつつあります。 Computers are being introduced into this company.

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]]> http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/05/28/flash-fiction-distance-55-words/feed/ ETIQUETTE — 55 words http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/28/etiquette-55-words/ http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/28/etiquette-55-words/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:07:00 +0000 Sacha Chua http://sachachua.com/notebook/wiki/2005.01.28.php#anchor-2 "Out to in," she said earlier; my silent mantra as I contemplated the bewildering array before me. Chose the outermost.

Her parents were quiet for the rest of dinner.

Waiting for a cab, I flipped through the etiquette book she lent me. Damn. They skipped a course on purpose. Wrong fork.

Tough, dating a WASP.

- In response to "you had a choice in life, buddy. you came to a fork

in your road, which one did you take?"

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]]> "Out to in," she said earlier; my silent mantra as I contemplated the bewildering array before me. Chose the outermost.

Her parents were quiet for the rest of dinner.

Waiting for a cab, I flipped through the etiquette book she lent me. Damn. They skipped a course on purpose. Wrong fork.

Tough, dating a WASP.

- In response to "you had a choice in life, buddy. you came to a fork

in your road, which one did you take?"

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]]> http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/28/etiquette-55-words/feed/ THE GAMES KIDS PLAY — a 55er http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/28/the-games-kids-play-a-55er/ http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/28/the-games-kids-play-a-55er/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:45:00 +0000 Sacha Chua http://sachachua.com/notebook/wiki/2005.01.28.php#anchor-1 The boy winked before dropping a black beetle on a girl, who screamed and whirled around to smack him. He dodged and dashed off, glancing backward, slowing occasionally. She was furious. His grin stretched ear to ear.

I turned to my wife. "Did I ever..."

"Worse." She laughed. "Boys are crazy when they're in love."

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]]> The boy winked before dropping a black beetle on a girl, who screamed and whirled around to smack him. He dodged and dashed off, glancing backward, slowing occasionally. She was furious. His grin stretched ear to ear.

I turned to my wife. "Did I ever..."

"Worse." She laughed. "Boys are crazy when they're in love."

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]]> http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/28/the-games-kids-play-a-55er/feed/ THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM, 55-word flash fiction http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/27/third-times-the-charm-55-word-flash-fiction/ http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/27/third-times-the-charm-55-word-flash-fiction/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:45:00 +0000 Sacha Chua http://sachachua.com/notebook/wiki/2005.01.27.php#anchor-1 Burnt the toast. Charred black, three days in a row. He didn't yell, didn't leave; just laughed and told me he'd cook next time. Breakfast in bed, everything.

He passed the test. Definitely a keeper; he loved me without knowing I graduated top of my class at Cordon Bleu Academy. Tonight, I'll prepare a feast.

- thanks to arion for feedback!

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He passed the test. Definitely a keeper; he loved me without knowing I graduated top of my class at Cordon Bleu Academy. Tonight, I'll prepare a feast.

- thanks to arion for feedback!

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]]> http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/27/third-times-the-charm-55-word-flash-fiction/feed/ Cat — 55 words http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/11/cat-55-words/ http://sachachua.com/wp/2005/01/11/cat-55-words/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2005 23:52:00 +0000 Sacha Chua http://sachachua.com/notebook/wiki/2005.01.11.php#anchor-5 "Your cat's vicious."

"Neko?" I stroked the cat sleeping on my lap. She yawned, stretched, and curled up around my hand.

"Absolutely antisocial." He shivered. "Psycho. Pure evil."

"Nonsense. She's a darling." I leaned in and whispered, "Just let her think she's boss."

A hiss and a deep scratch told me I wasn't quiet enough.

- In response to the "ABSOLUTELY ANTISOCIAL" prompt on the flashxer mailing list

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"Neko?" I stroked the cat sleeping on my lap. She yawned, stretched, and curled up around my hand.

"Absolutely antisocial." He shivered. "Psycho. Pure evil."

"Nonsense. She's a darling." I leaned in and whispered, "Just let her think she's boss."

A hiss and a deep scratch told me I wasn't quiet enough.

- In response to the "ABSOLUTELY ANTISOCIAL" prompt on the flashxer mailing list

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