A Late Night Summons (A Dribble)

Retold by Joyce Jacobo [Author’s Note: A 50-word dribble based on a peculiar, reportedly true tale that I once learned about in passing]. “Please hurry, Mama is sick,” a red-cloaked child begs on the doctor’s doorstep, amid the snowfall.                 The doctor rushes to save a feverish woman. He says her daughter is a hero.

Teleportation: The First Flounders

By Joyce Jacobo [Author’s Note: I decided to try my hand at a 50-word story, otherwise known as a “mini-saga” (or a “dribble,” I guess). Hope you enjoy it!] “Now, tell me again how this happened, Private Daffodil?” Doctor Illogical asked, one bushy eyebrow raised.                 “Commander Melvin wanted to test our space station’s new