Abduction

A 50-Word Story about a Sign

Remember that green For Sale sign we used to drive past every morning? The one you thought looked like an alien.

The flaky white writing was all peeling away and the sign crumbled together with the house.

It finally sold last year.

And I cried when they abducted your alien.

Daniel Clark is a reader, writer and linguist. He is the Editor of Briefly Write, a new literary webzine for bold, succinct stories between 6 and 600 words. For more information and to submit your story, check out the submission guidelines here.