The 100 Word Stories Podcast
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The 100 Word Stories Podcast
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Bedford Falls
Old Man Potter wheeled his chair down the street to the bridge, muttering how that damned George Bailey had gotten the best of him.
His l...
Weekly Challenge #1027 – PICK TWO Siren, Locked Vending, Machine, Journey’s end, Bullet train
The next topic is Sharp scissors
LIZZIE
Lock the fancy suitcase with that fancy padlock you bought for a fortune.
The siren o...
Mammy
Medusa turned to stone anyone who gazed upon her face.
Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships.
But Mammy ha...
Looters
The rioters and looters swept across the mall, looting everything they could.
Televisions, computers… all kinds of electronic equipment.<...
I wish you unwell
To the people who misconfigure and screw up the laundry center’s payment controls, broken tap panels and slots and readers, I wish you unwell.
<...
The twin
The company I work for used to be a startup cowboy coder place.
But over time, it has descended into a progressive woke leftist place.
Solve the problem
Angelo, he was a good soldier.
He worked for the captain, he did what he was asked to do.
Kill, steal, whatever.
Covid 20
I don’t think the Chinese went far enough when they engineered and released COVID-19.
I’m hoping that they find a way to perfect it, and...
Weekly Challenge #1026 – Candle
The next topic is PICK TWO
Siren
Locked
Vending Machine
Journey’s end
Bullet train
Survived by
i used to wonder about obituaries that appear days or months after the person had died.
When my sick evil father died, I wondered what pa...
Loving family
Word got out that Cindy died.
The notice said that she was surrounded by family.
Some people envision a hospital bed, where...
Verlander the slut
Morganna Roberts was known as The Kissing Bandit.
The huge-breasted ex-stripper would run on to the field to kiss the players.
Support role
When I was an IT Manager, I didn’t do much managing.
I was the only IT person for most of that job, and had half a headcount to cover for...
Not a miracle
It was the first night of Hanukkah, and Ted only had a few candles.
He cut them into smaller pieces, and he did his best to make them las...
Weekly Challenge #1025 – Correlation
The next topic is Candle
LISA
Homework
Mum and Dad were arguing so Michael went upstairs to learn this week’s spellings. He h...
Auction block
The Pirates of the Caribbean ride has been updated and upgraded over the years.
The figures and songs adjusted to modern sensibilities.
Shoot to kill
Agencies want to know three things:
Are you willing to kill?
Are you able to kill?
And can you do it without le...
The ship we are
I cannot describe the ship.
Its surface absorbs all light.
Its shape, indeterminate.
One moment, I was standing...
Pineapple
My previous job would send employees on a two week trip to Hawaii after ten years of service.
When I got to nine and a half years of serv...
Wedding planner
Brittany was a wedding planner for dogs.
Crazy dog owners would get their dogs hitched with other dogs, and she’d plan out the party, get...
Nothing to waste
In his will, Freddy hated to waste anything.
He said he didn’t want to waste a good suit and nice shoes.
Or any wood or meta...
Weekly Challenge #1024 – Cool
The next topic is Correlation
LISA
Boxing Day
The house was clinically clean; guests were due at midday. Mum had baked 36 min...
Cruella ads
I see advertisements for Cruella all over the place.
They’re fucking obnoxious and ugly.
I don’t know anyone who saw Cruella...
Impact
Books open people to new ideas and worlds.
I think back to the books that impacted my life.
The Webster’s Unabridged Diction...
Rise up and up
Dan built a platform for the camera. Then he rigged it to a weather balloon.
Filling the balloon, until it was ready to release.
Scooter things
I live in a golfing and tennis resort community, even though I don’t golf or play tennis. A lot of people drive around in golf carts. They drive in th...
Rita
Rita taught English in Dubai and lost her teaching job after she complained that half the kids in her class were named Mohammed. That’s all the admini...
Baban
There were angry marches all over the world.
Earth is sexist.
Earth is racist.
Earth is bigoted.
T...
Weekly Challenge #1023 – PICK TWO Someone else, Roast, When will it stop?, Support Network, Moonwalk
The next topic is Cool
RICHARD
Moves like stagger
On Mondays, I run a support network for people who think they can moonwalk,...
The mothers of defection
We put together a band.
Played covers in our garage, played a few gigs.
Wrote a few songs, played a few more gigs.
The death trains
Another train rolls in to Pelosi state penitentiary, Unloading the surviving passengers, hose out the vomit and blood and shit before sending the trai...
Bobby’s no good
Bobby was a rough kid.
His mother said, you, you’re no good, Bobby.
So he left home.
Went out on the road.
Peaceful
The police arrested a peaceful protester with a knife in his pocket.
The police arrested a peaceful protester with a gun in his pocket.
Clean needles
It’s okay to share needles if you’re clean and the first one to use the needle.
How do you know you’re the first to use the needle?
...
The prankster
The perfect trees, the perfect flowers.
The perfect path, the perfect grass.
Everything in the park was perfect.
Weekly Challenge #1022 – Pencil case
The next topic is PICK TWO
Someone else
Roast
When will it stop?
Support Network
Moon...
Vouchers
My laptop is wearing out.
And because I’m always at home, I figured I might as well get a desktop.
So, I planned one out.
You made me
Nobody ever wants to be born. Or be made.
You made me.
And you made me feel.
I loved you so much.
...
Focus on me
So, I haven't been happy with work.
I don't do it for the money. I do it for pride.
I do a lot of work, I'm highly motivated. I'm proud...
Don’t be Andy Dick
Wil Wheaton's Law is a simple one:
"Don't be a dick."
And that law is a good one.
Nobody should be a dick.
But it's actual...