Monthly Mini

What are Monthly Minis?

Monthly Minis are separate single short stories, poems or prose that are published directly on the website each month. There are no prizes for solving these, except for recognition (optional) of your achievement. However, having a go at solving these may help you practice as you look towards solving the Fictionalities books.

Monthly Mini - April, 2025
It was not by chance that every morning just before dawn on the seventh day he would leave without a word. Silently walking carefully through the back of the house and into the yard. This was his Sunday practice, where our story begins. Nobody can be sure exactly when this ritual first took place. To put a date on it; impossible. But together we might succeed if our reading reveals the answer. Exiting the yard through that broken fence he promised to repair (the best way to avoid forgetting the code for the gate) he said one word - “goodbye”. He meant it too. Oh, you could say that within hours he will return so why pretend. But his need was for finality; this time it is the end. For they had become strangers living under the same roof, and that was too much to bear. Why is it always hardest to say all the things that could postpone the inevitable end? He would ponder on that and of past regrets as he walked down the road, feeling life was an endless puzzle, then turn and walk back home.

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