The shoes have been there for nineteen years, tucked beside the door. I keep them clean - one day my daughter might come back for them.
The shoes by the door
Feb 27, 2026
Challenge 6
9 stories
9 authors
25 likes
25 avg. words
Prompt
Half Dribble · Exactly 25 words
The shoes by the door
Waiting Pair
by Robert E. Eden - Author
Love by the Door
by Author Lisa Marie
New Slippers
by JDonovanStrong
Reality
by A Season In Provence
Gone
by Jesse R Traynham - Author
The Lost Ones
by Mary Zuelke Author
The Red Stilettos
by Kathy Goddard writer
The Popcorn Smell
by Author Jennifer Jaxxon-Louis
Dead men's shoes
by John Cox
Waiting Pair
25 words · 4 likes · Permalink
The shoes by the door still faced outward, patient as promises. He never returned, but every night she turned them just in case once more.
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Love by the Door
25 words · 4 likes · Permalink
Shoes by the door,
Clothes on the floor,
As long as they stay,
My cares melt away.
Shoes by the door-
Whispers love ever more.
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New Slippers
25 words · 3 likes · Permalink
Dad got some new slippers,
Comfy, quite a bit larger.
“Dad is that you in there with her?”
“Get outta here kid,” yelled Uncle Roger.
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Reality
24 words · 3 likes · Permalink
My job was to document, list the souls. They breathed their names with earthly importance. Names didn’t matter. Shoes shed, names shed. Life ascended.
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Gone
25 words · 3 likes · Permalink
I tripped over those stupid shoes in the doorway again. Yelled something I probably shouldn't have. I carefully placed them back where you left them.
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The Lost Ones
25 words · 3 likes · Permalink
Stagnant, old, withered—ages have gone by, yet no one came. With hopeful hearts, they waited—watched for the return of laughter, footsteps, and life.
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The Red Stilettos
25 words · 2 likes · Permalink
The shoes have been there for nineteen years, tucked beside the door. I keep them clean - one day my daughter might come back for them.
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The Popcorn Smell
by Author Jennifer Jaxxon-Louis
25 words · 2 likes · Permalink
No matter whose sneakers or pumps are near the door, if you sniffed, you know all too well that they’d have that awful popcorn smell.
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