The 100 Word Stories Podcast

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"

My grandfather ran a chain of drycleaning stores. Buttons would fall off of the clothes, and we’d get boxes of shiny buttons of so many colors and shapes and sizes. We’d also get maids who’d “retired” from the drycleaning stores. All were old and sick, and none lasted longer than a month or two. My … Continue reading "Grandpoisoner"

Richard Lisa Lizzie Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is PICK TWO It burns! Fare Value-added Horse glue Evolution NORVAL JOE The Five Star Sister’s coven sat around a campfire in the sand. Waves crashed on the shore a dozen yards away as they toasted marshmallows and assembled smores. After an hour … Continue reading "Weekly Challenge #1017 -A melted chocolate bar"

A few decades ago, some dude took out an insurance policy on his two kids. Then he spiked some Pixie Stix with cyanide. He gave it to his kids and some neighbors. In the end, only one kid actually ate the candy… his youngest. Ever since then, paranoia about poisoned candy, razor blades in apples, … Continue reading "Pixies"

My grandmother lived to ninety-nine. Her husband, a drycleaner sued into bankruptcy by workers poisoned by carbon tetrachloride, left her broke. She remarried. The stepfather of a real estate mogul. But he died, leaving her broke again. Her younger daughter took her in, stole all the heirlooms. Then her eldest daughter, my mother, took her … Continue reading "99"

They say he was getting his life back together. A new, fresh start. You know, just like they said after the last eight times he’d been released from prison for drugs, stealing, and beating up women. What makes this time any different? This time, the cops didn’t put up with his bullshit. He got high, … Continue reading "No angel he was"

Achmed fell in love with the figure in the window. All he could see was the burqua, the Islamic robe that covers women from head to toe and reveals absolutely nothing. Her modesty was her beauty. Every day, he would walk by the window, bow to the figure, and walk on. She stood there, unmoving. … Continue reading "Such a bird she is"

I don’t get worked up over favorites on Flickr. Some folks don’t have a Flickr account. Others are in locations that won’t allow smut on the Intenet. And then there’s the ungrateful fucks. Bless their heats. Out of every show, maybe there’s one above-and-beyond photo, if at all. One that captures the emotion and motion … Continue reading "Faves"