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Mini Saga n.17 — Presence Unknown

Mini Saga n.17 — Presence Unknown

by tm · Mar 11, 2016

Presence unknown by Tania Metalli

One day here, the other, gone.

The only thing left was that menacing message.

You never knew when your turn might come. If ever.

When it finally happened, it wasn’t as I expected.

I went looking around, expecting to find familiar faces, but couldn’t find any.

Still, it’s early days.


Mini sagas are short, self-contained stories, of exactly 50 words. I’m using them as a way to practise storytelling. Sometimes inspired by an image, other times they are the inspiration for photos, which I take to complement the stories.

Filed Under: Mini Sagas Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, iPhoneography, stories, storytelling

Mini Saga n.16 — Shadow’s Selfies

Mini Saga n.16 — Shadow’s Selfies

by tm · Aug 18, 2015

Shadow's Selfies

In the midday sun, Shadow took another shot. It was the best time of day.

Another one and the series would be complete.

She checked the image on the screen. It looked nothing like her.

Had she changed that much?

Or had they found a way to infiltrate her photos?


Mini sagas are short, self-contained stories, of exactly 50 words. I’m using them as a way to practise storytelling. Sometimes inspired by a photograph, other times they are the inspiration for images, to complement the stories.
  

Filed Under: Mini Sagas Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, iphonography, stories, storytelling

Mini Saga n.15 — Lunch in the Park

Mini Saga n.15 — Lunch in the Park

by tm · Jul 7, 2015

Lunch in the park

My bag is filled with fallen leaves.

I pick them one by one, and place them on the kitchen table. Six are green, four yellow. Two in between.

At dinner time they are joined by two cherries, a few crumbs.

In the morning they drown in a puddle of coffee.


Mini sagas are short, self-contained stories, of exactly 50 words. I’m using them as a way to practise storytelling. Sometimes inspired by a photograph, other times they are the inspiration for images, to complement the stories.

Filed Under: Mini Sagas Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, iphonography, stories, storytelling

Mini Saga n.14 — The Landing

Mini Saga n.14 — The Landing

by tm · Mar 4, 2015

Foggy Night by Tania Metalli

It landed on a foggy night, somewhere in the suburbs. Its surface covered with intricate decorations, a message for us maybe.

But we didn’t understand.

Its inhabitants were out in no time, making sense of their surroundings. Making themselves at home.

That was the first. Soon there would be more.


Mini sagas are short, self-contained stories, of exactly 50 words. I’m using them as a way to practise storytelling. Sometimes inspired by a photograph, other times they are the inspiration for images, to complement the stories.

Filed Under: Mini Sagas Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, hipstamatic, iPhoneography, iphonography, storytelling

Mini Saga n.13 — A Moss Heart

Mini Saga n.13 — A Moss Heart

by tm · Feb 15, 2015

A Moss Heart by Tania Metalli

In spite of the appearance, the creature has a soft, green heart.

As I reach over, I sense a little movement, a shiver, like a faint voice. Startled, I withdraw my hand and walk away.

When I am back the creature is still there.

The pulse draws me toward it.


Mini sagas are short, self-contained stories, of exactly 50 words. I’m using them as a way to practise storytelling. Sometimes inspired by a photograph, other times they are the inspiration for images, to complement the stories.

Filed Under: Mini Sagas Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, hipstamatic, iPhoneography, iphonography, storytelling

Mini Saga n.12 — 23:23

Mini Saga n.12 — 23:23

by tm · Jan 23, 2015

Burning Candles

23:23, I knock at the door. The instructions were clear.

I knock again, this time it opens, I step inside. No sound, just the clicking of my heels on the hard floor.

Hundreds of candles burning, a mattress on the floor, a sleeping shape. I get close.

It’s me.


Mini sagas are short, self-contained stories, of exactly 50 words. I’m using them as a way to practise storytelling. Sometimes inspired by a photograph, other times they are the inspiration for images, to complement the stories.

Filed Under: Mini Sagas Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, hipstamatic, iphonography, stories, storytelling

Mini Saga n.11 — Spare Parts

Mini Saga n.11 — Spare Parts

by tm · Jan 7, 2015

Dolls

On a foggy morning, while walking through the old town, I came upon a strange shop.

Filled with curiosity, I peaked through the glass door.

Inside two men, busy at work. One held a body-less head, the other, a leg.

When they finally looked up, I screamed and ran.


Mini sagas are short, self-contained stories, of exactly 50 words. I’m using them as a way to practise storytelling. Sometimes inspired by a photograph, other times they are the inspiration for images, to complement the stories.

Filed Under: Mini Sagas Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, iphonography, stories, storytelling

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