Sight: Super Short Story #598The short-sighted woman could not see what was far,only seeing what is near. The long-sighted man could not see what was near, only seeing what is far.    Seeing together with imperfect vision, they helped each other to ‘see’ more perfectly,though none...

Point: Super Short Story #596 When she listened or read,she always did so with this question in mind,‘What is the point?’ What is the point of that said?What is the intended meaning and anticipated response?What is the right way to take it and act upon it?   (What is the...

Projection: Super Short Story #594 Because of the way he was,being too caught up in his own thinking,he thought everyone else was like him too,though everyone else wonderedwhy he thought the way he did,as they were mostly not like him at all. Everyone else was like one another…other...

Cleanliness: Super Short Story #593‘Why not bathe now?’ She asked.‘And be dirtier earlier?’ He asked.‘To be cleaner earlier!’ She exclaimed.‘And then dirtier earlier! He retorted. ‘To then bathe earlier – like now!’ She...

Virtual Virtual Reality: Super Short Story #592   She decided to immersein some 2D virtual VR.as she put on her noise-canceling headphones and turned on loud otherworldy music,and put dark glasses in the sun,as she peered into her phone game.It was not actual VR,but virtual enough for...

Cliché: Super Short Story #563 She decided to hide  without hiding, in plain sight, in the most dangerous place as the safest place, though there was no hiding from her idea being perhaps too clichéd to...

Mirroring: Super Short Story #559   Realising that he was  mirroring her movements, even if unconsciously, and knowing that it could mean interest, she became unsure  if she was also interested just because he is interested, or really interested in him, or just interested in...

Shock: Super Short Story #557 She was becoming used to becoming shocked at the good of a person, followed by becoming shocked by the person’s foolishness later. She wonders if others are shocked by her similarly...

  Thoughts from ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee (as adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham):   What does it mean to be ladylike? Simply by being in a dress? How about being gentle(womanly) in thought, word and deed, unlike the old lady skewed in her perception, and harsh in...

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...