Writing Fiction and short stories

Hi everyone,

This week's assignment is to write a complete "short short"  (sometimes called flash fiction)  -- a story with a beginning, middle and end which is 500 words or less.  The story can be on any topic. The easiest way to write flash fiction is to write a piece without worrying about the length, then whittle it down.

If you'd like prompts, choose any four elements from the list below:

Characters:
Jack (unemployed artist)
Sharon (works in a bank)
Michael (single father)

Props:
chair
milk bottle
camera
fan

Place:
bathroom
kitchen
stairwell

Other elements:
a divorce
loneliness
meeting an old friend
high school reunion
a theft or robbery

If you're not familiar with this form of short story, here's a Wikipedia article that covers some basics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_fiction