Phil Temples lives in Watertown, Massachusetts, and works as a computer systems administrator at a university. He’s had over a hundred short fiction stories published in print and online journals. His full-length murder-mystery novel, “The Winship Affair” is available from Blue Mustang Press, as well as a short story anthology, “Machine Feelings” from Big Table Publishing. http://temples.com

This ten word story was typed on a manual Olympia DeLuxe typewriter, circa 1965. Elegant utility. Let’s call her Olivia. 

Photo credit: Kae Sable