This is my second 50-word short story this week for the prompt of "sea." The first one took place in a forest, and I found I was still hankering to write one that actually involved the ocean.

Storm at sea

(Source: Pixabay image by jplenio)

Crystal watched lightning crackle through cumulus clouds like the fire of fighting dragons. A squadron of four pelicans sailed in line over the water’s surface as if headed for battle. The sky rumbled and roiled dichotomously over the calm sea—an inverse of heaven and hell. Yet she felt at peace.

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Here's my complete collection of 50-word stories:

The confrontation
Light in the woods
Lost
Rod's Bait and Tackle
Hank’s sudden change
Mystery of the snowbank
Going below
What remained
In that moment
The space between
Elsie’s view
Just a tree in a field
Nathan’s waterfall
A walk in the woods
The church mouse
The farmers' market
The tiny hunter
The map
Ghost fair
Departure from Castle Island
Conspirators and lies
Getting to know you
The man in hiding
Mermaid dreams
Time to say goodbye