Challenge
Twist Ending in 50 words or less.
In such a short amount of words it is hard to tell any story. See if you can write a story that sets expectations and subverts them in the word limit. Change the genre from horror to funny or the opposite. Or trick the reader into believing there is something there is not and reveal it in the last line. Surprise us.
Here is an example of a short story by Hemingway: For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
50 reads
White Dress
The birds sang sweetly and pink flowers bloomed in the trees. She readied her white dress and pinned up her curls. At the sound of three knocks, she answered her door.
“I’m so glad we’re here for my special day,”
“Nothing is more important than being our first ritual sacrifice.”