This story is about a professional assassin with an unusual way of doing business. And he’s doing business with someone equally peculiar. Published by the aptly-titled journal Half Hour To Kill. Unfortunately the publication is no longer available.
image rendered with DALL-E by author
50-word stories are known as Dribbles, those with 100 are called Drabbles. The Dribble Drabble Review publishes them both and in Issue VII is my 50-worder about a very sad garage sale. Unfortunately, DDR no longer exists.
Published on Twitter by Cuento Magazine.
One year ago, my 50-word story appeared in 50 Give Or Take.
by DL Shirey
One-two-three-four-five-six, blow. One-two-three-four-five-six, blow. The same rhythm every time. Each rasp of her emery board makes me grip the steering wheel tighter.
At arms length she studies her work, spots a flaw and attacks the inexactitude in cadence. She splays five fingers, nods and begins the other hand.
One-two-three-four-five-six, blow.
END
I guess this qualifies as microfiction. Or is it?
Happy Birthday, Chad.
DL Shirey 