Write a short story in 60 words

The storm came from nowhere. He should never have attempted his boat's maiden voyage alone. The sea grew choppier. Suddenly he heard a woman's cries. He spotted her long blonde hair as she sank beneath the waves and without a thought for his own safety, he dived in.
The mermaid smiled, another handsome man to add to her collection.

Alan was ready to face his ex-wife Claire's new man. It would give him closure he thought to himself. He was seated in the pub waiting for them, pint in hand. Not that he needed to steady his nerves, he was totally over her. They walked in hand in hand.
Alan looked up. 'Hello Claire, Hello Dad' he said.

Emily sat in her chair and looked at the decorations around her. It was her birthday she had been told. She ate the bowl of mashed food that was fed to her and then yawned.
'Time for your nap birthday girl' said a familiar voice.
Emily smiled, a nap would be good, after all it was quite tiring being 100!
amandaw26

Sitting on warm sand, squinting at the brightness of the sun, inhaling the pungent smell of seaweed, she eats her soggy tomato sandwiches and drinks the flat, warm orange. Even the gritty texture of sand, lodged in the bread, doesn't take from the feeling that this is probably the best day yet of her seven years of life.
sylver1975

Mum told me the world was full of people who could hurt me. She told me to stay close. But I lost Mum ...and now HE's out there. I can see his shadow and his cruel, dark eyes. I'll just crouch here quietly...ooh...it's safe.
'Mum... Mum...'
The tiny duckling shimmied across the lake. The fox had gone.
marieuk2000

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