Mark Read

Man vs. Machine

The presentation was over. He'd done a good job. Surely, he had convinced them. But the audience remained silent.

Bad Obsession

It was too late. She had noticed him and was already coming towards his table. "Guess who. Why haven't you answered my calls lately?"

Everybody be cool

All of a sudden, the door of the jeweller's shop burst open in front of him. A masked man hurried away...

A Goal in Life

They stared at the pouring rain through the café's dirty window. "Look at the weather. Suits my mood perfectly", he mumbled.

162 words: Two short stories published in collection by 81words.net

As I previously explained, I tend to write short stories in English from time to time. Very short stories, to be precise – not more than 81 words long. But then again, that's the concept behind 81words.net, and getting to the point in such a short range is

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