This short story is an entry in the 2002 Soc.Sexuality.Spanking Summer Short Story Contest and is copyright by the author and commercial use is prohibited without permission. Personal/private copies are permitted only if complete including the copyright notice. The author would appreciate your comments
Category: Mini-saga
A mini-saga of exactly 50 words. With thanks to Kate for her proof-reading skills (LOL so please do let me know if you find any errors, so that these can be corrected)!
The Headmaster's Tale
By
For me, it was merely routine.
She's just another line in the punishment book: four strokes, cane, cheating.
But for her?
She'll be hiding, alone. Tracing the stripes, soothing the pain, wiping away her tears. Remembering. Too ashamed, humiliated to face her friends.
I've already forgotten it.
She never will.
The End
© Copyright by Abel Jenkins, Summer, 2002
More of my stories can be found at http://uk.geocities.com/abel1234uk/
Reviews
Tami <tamishy(at)webtv(dot)net>
I really liked this story. In 50 words, this story has made me concerned, smile, and remember. I think most of us can remember getting in trouble as a child. Though ask our parents and they know nothing of it. Well told story.
Dyke Grrl <dyke.grrl(at)verizon(dot)net>
Wow! I never knew so much could fit into such a short space. This is a really excellent mini-saga--you chose something that was brief enough to be dealt with in the limited space, and the story is complete.
Pablo Stubbs <Pablo.Stubbs(at)newsguy(dot)com>
There's a very nice idea at the core of this story - the wildly different perspective of punishment by headmaster and pupil. But there's also an unsatisfying paradox. It's the headmaster's story. If the girl, and the punishment, mean so little to him, why is he telling it at all? Perhaps if the story was told in third-person, out of his head, it might have worked more effectively - or if it was told in a kind of distracted, bland tone. But what comes through is that the girl, and the punishment, will be remembered by the headmaster, perhaps despite himself. That's an interesting concept, but I don't think it's what was intended.
Simon <srb(at)imrryr(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk>
An interesting piece, in that it's hard to tell exactly what the headmaster's tone is intended to be. I found I could read this equally easily as either a sympathetic or sadistic piece. Either way it is a very effective piece of writing, conveying a great deal in a short space.