Keys: Super Short Story #547 If you always put your keys in one place,  instead of a thousand other possible places,  you will only need to look for them in one place, instead of a thousand other possible...

Unicorn: Super Short Story #546 Just because you found a word that describes something or some feeling  does not mean that thing or feeling is real. For example, there in no unicorn and there is thus no real feeling of amazement over...

Arrogance: Super Short Story #545 He thought, ‘What arrogance of youth! Who is she to imagine she knows enough? She needs to learn more!’ She thought, ‘What arrogance of age! Who is he to imagine he knows correctly? He needs to be...

Ignorance: Super Short Story #544   He tried to mask his own ignorance by chiding her, ‘If you are ignorant about this, you shouldn’t chide me over...

Marginalia: Super Short Story #543 Within the pages of the library book was the only copy of another semi-‘published’ book, in terms of marginalia – a critique of the actual book, that was just as, if not more intriguing than the actual...

Non-Descript : Super Short Story #540 Her distinct feature was her lack of distinct...

Alternation: Super Short Story #542   He could sense arrogance arising when he recovered slightly. He could sense humility arising when he relapsed slightly. He wondered what will happen if he recovered fully, if he relapsed fully, if there was no more...

  Karma: Super Short Story #536 Because she deeply believed in karma, she refuses to retaliate with negativity. Even when she died, she was able to depart in peace. Because he deeply disbelieved in karma, he refused to realise his mistake. But when about to die, he started to...

Prize: Super Short Story #539     There is something mildly depressing about seeing the more well-to-do  drift through expensive malls,  looking for the next prized item to buy. It is as if they are already rich, but still in want of more, which makes us wonder about those in need, in want of...

Illusion: Super Short Story #538 At floor 27, the elevator opened, with the floor display saying it is at floor 25. As he entered and pressed 1 to descend, the display remained at 25, even when he reached floor 1. It made him wonder if floor 27 and 1 were illusions, with him all along at...