All the resentment I’d let turn me bitter would fade at the sight of him mired in work.

The contentment, the pure bliss he found in caring for their pudgy, scaly hides made me reevaluate my choices, consider perhaps I didn’t need to argue or fight any longer, just…let it all go.

~Emmi

Image by Rudy Siswanto
(Click to see the picture that goes with the story)

I imagine some bad boy’s reform once he finds the man who can show him a different side of life. Like the smile you give to absolute strangers that might just brighten their day a little bit, except more…and better! :)

What would your two line story be?

He was called often to rescue the fools who wandered too far into the Brotshire’s acid swamps.

It took five trips traversed through narrow passages of wind-sheared air before he realized that this particular man had been losing himself on purpose in order to gain his attention.

~Emmi

Image by sandara (DeviantArt)

This was actually the first of the two liners I wrote. The POV man is supposed to be riding the beast, though I don’t explicitly state that, and I envisioned the two of them shaking their heads at ‘foreigners’ who keep wandering into danger XD

But, hey, they probably get paid! Especially this time around ;)

What would your two line story be for this fae/nightmare-crossed beast?

He took his morning tea outside, sipping slow and signing to his neighbor.

Days that marked only the first of many years of his sentence were spent contemplating how to bridge the gap between their cells so he might taste lips against his and feel flesh once more.

~Emmi

Image by Alexandr Melentiev

This is the first of what I’m doing this year from now on. I wanted to get back to weekly posting, but could not keep up with the short story output, so instead I’m doing…

Two Line Stories! XD

Yeah, it’s a lot less content than my full short stories or poems, but these will come with links to pretty pictures that I used as prompts, so you’ll be able to put a visual with the story to get a better emotive feel! Plus, shorter writing won’t take nearly as much time away from my novel writing :)

Aaand you can play along with me!

Using the image as a prompt, you can jot down your own two-liner in the comments, or even just whatever comes to mind. Or use it as inspiration for one of your own projects if you have any :)

I’d love to read whatever you come up with!