The 100 Word Stories Podcast

Richard Lisa Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Poetry LISA Christmas Christmas was always the same at Mums. Everyone stayed over except Auntie Lizzie because she had to get back for her dog. She gave the best gifts but apologised saying she hadn’t got out to buy anything this year so, … Continue reading "Weekly Challenge #1020 – Gift"

You know, I used to bite my nails. Don’t remember a time when I didn’t. Therapists told me that it was a form of self destruction. I said the suicide attempts were more important signs of that. I stopped biting my nails after Piper died. For some reason, promising a cat that I’d stop biting … Continue reading "Nails"

When Bobby Brown died, he went to Hell. No waiting in line for Bobby. A bodyguard at the gates with a clipboard, unclipping a velvet rope gate and saying “This way, sir.” A line of gorgeous women waited for him. With baseball bats. Bobby staggered along the line, suffering blow after blow, feeling bones crack, … Continue reading "Whitney"

It’s a sad thing when you have to bury your own child. The last time, I got a sore back, using a shovel in the back yard. So, that’s why I called around and the neighborhood showed up with shovels. One guy got a backhoe from a nearby road construction crew. That was nice of … Continue reading "Sad thing"

I have a good job. With a corner office on the top floor. And a good parking space to charge my car. Good perks: free lunches, fully-stocked breakroom with tea and snacks. I can work from home when I need to. But why would I want to? Well, with the pandemic, I need to. I … Continue reading "The job i suppose"

Every day, we have a team meeting. And when we go around the table… well, go around the list, since we’re not at the same table while we work remotely… we say what we did yesterday, what we’ll do today, and what blockers we have that need resolving. Then we leave our microphones on all … Continue reading "Collaborate"

I fired my doctor and made an appointment with a nearby clinic with testing and other departments that will be a lot more convenient for referrals. A year since my last checkup is way too long, especially with the cholesterol meds running out of refills. And weight gain. And other things. I should walk more. … Continue reading "Fire your doctor"

Richard Lisa Tura Lizzie Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Gift LISA Cynthia’s had a Fall It’s a tale as old as time: we were discussing the idea of assistive technology. Well, we mentioned things, they were refused. Luckily, Cynthia’s house already had rails and ramps but the idea of wearing … Continue reading "Weekly Challenge #1019 – Assistive technology"

Politicians lie. It’s what they do. It’s the job. Stacy said one thing before she ran for for office. Then she campaigned on the opposite. Claimed she never said what she said in the first place. After she won, she denied having said either. Then admitted it, but said she’d learned more since taking office. … Continue reading "Stacy the Liar"

Rufus Washington was the greatest standup comedian without actually standing up. He did his routines from a wheelchair, spinning tales from the ghetto on the other side of the tracks. Drug dealers, hookers, pimps, corner stores instead of grocery stores. Now, he traveled in a limo or a tour bus, with gorgeous assistants to help … Continue reading "Standup"

Water maintenance today. They’re redoing the mains so they don’t have to shut down the mains every time they need to work on a single building’s water pipes. I’m sure that whatever maintenance and improvements they do, every future break or problem will be upstream from the work they did. I’ve set aside some gallon … Continue reading "Maintenance notice"

Spumco was the production company that produced Ren and Stimpy. Spumco animators not only drew the characters, but they produced, filmed, and edited them. You could say they were very hands-on with the production process. Spumco’s founder, John Kricfalusi, was very hands on with young female artists. He’d invite them to Spumco to learn the … Continue reading "Spumco"

Every weekend, there’s a cultural festival in my city. This week, it’s the Italian festival. Italian dances, Italian food, Italian poetry. Next week, it’s the German festival. German dances, German food, German poetry. The week after, it’s the Caribbean festival. Caribbean dances, Caribbean food, Caribbean poetry. And after that, it’s the Japan festival. Japanese dances. … Continue reading "Festivals"

Not only is Jackie the greatest hitter in the league, he’s also the league’s greatest pitcher. He also leads the league in steals. He’s never been caught stealing. On days he’s not pitching, he’s catching, and calling great pitches for the pitchers. On the rare times someone makes it to first, he’ll gun them down … Continue reading "Jackie"

Richard Lisa Tura Lizzie Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Assistive technology RICHARD Unstuck My son developed an interest in model-making and, like so many of his hobbies, I ended up funding the majority of it, but I reckoned it was educational and keeping him off the streets, so I never … Continue reading "Weekly challenge #1018 – PICK TWO It burns!, Fare, Value-added, Horse glue, Evolution"

Siegfried and Roy were stage musicians who used lasers, glitter, and white suits to amaze millions of fans who came to watch them on their Las Vegas stage. They paraded their white tigers and exotic animals around, making them leap and disappear. Roy was attacked by one of their white tigers and took years to … Continue reading "Making tigers disappear"

President Roosevelt’s face is on the dime because of The March of Dimes. Roosevelt had Polio, and The March of Dimes raised money for research to cure Polio. George Washington owned quarter horses, so his head went on the quarter. Abraham Lincoln said “A penny for your thoughts” to his wife before he was shot … Continue reading "Not worth a dime"

Bob the Butcher was the best butcher around. He had the best meats, the best knives, the cleanest store, the most generous scales, and the biggest smile. Whatever you wanted, you could get. And you could get it any way you wanted. He could slice meat so thin, it only had one side. The sausages … Continue reading "Bob the butcher"

The manager took the waitress aside. See the guy at table seven? The one with the wild hair. He’s rich. He’s famous. He’s a good tipper. So, treat him nice. Okay, said the waitress. Famous last words, I suppose. The next day, she was found dead at the guy’s mansion. The guy claimed she’d shot … Continue reading "The man with the wild hair"

Angry leftists want people to stop using the term “Mother” and instead use the term “Birth Person.” They think the term “Mother” is sexist and denigrates transgender people or something. By trying to change the term, they’re denigrating Foster Mothers and Adoptive Mothers. People who step in and try to help a child who’s been … Continue reading "Birth person"