The 100 Word Stories Podcast

Richard Lizzie Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is A melted chocolate bar SARAH I’ve always been ambitious, one who sets their sights on achieving the almost impossible, and my current objective could be challenging. You see, I’m determined to get myself listed on the FBI’s most wanted list. The competition is … Continue reading "Weekly Challenge #1016 – Listed"

Most secret sauces include mayo. Most special sauces include mayo. I’m allergic to eggs, so I’m allergic to mayo. I used to love mayo, but now I despise it. I fear it. I loathe it. I truly detest mayo and what it does to my body. If I say no mayo, I mean no mayo. … Continue reading "Cinco no mayo"

Just as fast food commercials lure you into eating food that causes diabetes, heart disease, and strokes, the Hallmark Channel movies lure you into feeling guilt, regret, and a mistaken desire to forgive and reconnect with the toxic people who fucked you up as a kid. I’d love to see a parody of these movies … Continue reading "I hate the Hallmark Channel"

Billy played bass. Roger played the drums. John was lead guitar. And he wrote all the songs. Mark did keyboards and vocals. And Janet did the tambourine. Everybody got paid equal shares. After a while, John got pissed off at Janet because she didn’t want to sing. “You just bang a tambourine,” he said. Sure, … Continue reading "The tambourine player"

When I see some famous athlete or celebrity in an insurance company’s commercial, I hope that they suffer some grievous injury or loss. A season-ending break, or a raging wildfire that destroys their mansion. And they have to suffer through the same claims process and rejection that ordinary people suffer through. But the thing is, … Continue reading "Like a bad neighbor"

I don’t give a shit what you are, what color your skin color is, what gets you off (as long as it’s not kids), what you pray to, and where you are. All I care is: do the job. Go to the toilet and pray to Neptune the sea god for all I care. Just … Continue reading "Give a shit about"

Grimbles Academy boasts an excellent teaching reputation, graduation rate, and college placement test score averages. This is due to the massive Alfonse Grimbles Endowment. They can afford the best of everything. The best facilities, the best teachers. But not quite the best students. You see, the Endowment requires that at least one Grimble is enrolled … Continue reading "Grimbles"

Richard Lizzie Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Listed RICHARD — Star quality — We started rating the kids’ chores around the house: one to five stars. It’s gives them an incentive to do things well, and the number of stars they get is reflected in their pocket money. It’s working … Continue reading "Weekly Challenge #1015 – Five stars"

I hated Brussels Sprouts. I also hated any boiled vegetable. Raw, I liked. Put a salad in front of me any day. But boiled vegetables? Awful. Still think that these days. So, when my mother said “Well, you need to try different things” and I tried it and hate it, what kind of asshole MAKES … Continue reading "The shitty cook asshole"

Ah, faith healers. Claiming to do God’s will. The thing I’ve never understood about faith healers is when they grow old and end up in the hospital with something terminal. “Can’t you just heal yourself?” I want to ask them. But I already know their answer. They all say it… God wants them back. Then … Continue reading "Faith healer"

I’m on a diet due to a few health issues. High blood pressure, high blood sugar. That kind of thing. So I need to be careful about what I eat. I need to think about the things I eat and look up their calories and protein and other nutrients. Of course, thinking about eating things … Continue reading "Think about eating"

I know a poet. She’s been writing poetry for years. In her personal notebooks and diaries. Reading them at a coffeeshop. Handing out leaflets and pamphlets. Submitting them to magazines, receiving rejection letter after rejection letter. And then, she gets published. A magazine here, a university collection there. Submitted for a few prizes, until she … Continue reading "A poet"

I know when the COVID-19 pandemic will be over. It’s when they run out of Greek letters. So many damn letters! “I have Omicron.” “I have Delta.” “I have Omega.” “Oh, you have Omega? You’re done.” Then they give you three more boosters. And ice cream. This, of course, is a brilliant strategy because the … Continue reading "Covid alphabet"

The Uvalde shooter was a monster. He killed cats and threatened women, and all sorts of other sick things. His mother didn’t report him, and didn’t believe him when he was abused by her boyfriends. She is just as responsible for the massacre as he is. I remember back in school, a kid dying. Turned … Continue reading "Uvalde"

Richard Lisa Lizzie Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Five stars RICHARD — Non-Standard — Why do they call it a standard lamp? It’s anything but. There’s a bewildering variety of the damm things… Edwardian, art deco, modern, minimalist, futuristic, or that old classic timeless design. Do you want softwood, hardwood, … Continue reading "Weekly Challenge #1014 – PICK TWO Street life, Pox, Behind, That old classic…, Standard lamp"

The prisoner exchange took place on the bridge. Soldiers and snipers and floodlights everywhere. Two men shook hands in the middle of the bridge and waved to their respective sides. A line of men in chains with bags over their heads walked South. One man in a suit and tie walked North. When the line … Continue reading "Prisoner exchange"

Deep, in the deepest cave, there lies The Book Of Life. If you are written in The Book Of Life, you will live. If you are removed from The Book Of Life, you will die. Twenty monks watch the book constantly. The same twenty have watched for as long as people have known about The … Continue reading "Book of life"

Leroy Brown called every white person a racist. When he wasn’t screaming it at white people, he was shouting it at the television. Neighbors who complained were in cahoots with the racist white folk. Cops who came to tell him to quiet down were sent by the racist white folk. But nobody did anything, because … Continue reading "Leroy the racist"

The Clone Law states that no clone may be activated as long as the source is alive. When Roger 7 woke up Roger 8, it meant death to one or the other. Roger 8 climbed out of the copytank and looked around. Just a note: “Meet me at the drugstore.” So, Roger 8 showered, got … Continue reading "The clone law"

I’m on a lot of teams, and I have a lot of meetings. They’re usually pretty good about scheduling them so they don’t conflict, but sometimes, it’s unavoidable. Nobody ever says the other team’s meeting is more important, so go see them. If I pick one meeting, I get follow messages about super important stuff … Continue reading "Meeting conflict"