Tag: perception

Super Short Story (77): Scowl He thought she was scowling at him, but when she turned away, he noticed that…

Super Short Story (73): Movie He wondered, ‘Was that real, or just a dream?’ But it was really neither, because…

Super Short Story (68): Story He decided against writing a novel-length story, because it’s quite the hassle to interweave many…

Sam & Sara #386: Socks Sara: Look! That’s a new neighbourhood cat! Sam: Not ‘Two Socks?’ (The usual black cat…

Super Short Story (64): Monster It’s not that he believes in monsters, but that he believes some believe they are…

Super Short Story (63): Child She realised that her child being hers was increasingly being proven an illusion. Sure, he…

Super Short Story (61): Laughter He didn’t know why he was laughing. Maybe it’s nervous laughter, at a supposed joke…

Sam & Sara #384 Sara: Wish he would read more of my stuff online, to know me beyond my offline…

She’s never terrified of horror flicks, no matter how realistic the scenes are, because she knows it’s just make belief….

Although it’s seen to be good social etiquette by some, he doesn’t always clear the plates after eating in the…

Although she was beside him, she was thinking of someone else – the past version of him. She wondered if…

It’s important to know others better, as it leads to more understanding, but as familiarity might breed contempt too, she’s…

Here is the paradox of this story: The MacGuffin mentioned here, that you try to grasp is both central and…

Seeing how the famous are often swarmed by illusions created by those eager to please them to their own advantage,…

It was hard to convince her that it was not her car number that almost struck the lottery, as if…

‘Are you blind or deaf?’ He yelled, at the guy who bumped into him. To his anger, there was still…

She thought it would be better to move in closer for a clearer look. But when she came really close, she…

He thought she was really paranoid while he was really not ‘paranoid’ enough, because her fears were not unfounded.

He stopped reading her stuff because he thought he could already read her like a book, forgetting that she is…

Because he nursed a grudge against his friend, that is actually unfounded, and because it was never clarified, he punishes…