All Entries in the "101 Word Stories" Category
Blank (0021)
He sat, staring at the computer screen, but nothing would come to mind. He ran his fingers over the keys and even tapped a finger on one or two of them. He never hit any of them hard enough to make something come up on the screen though. He was a blank and no matter [...]
Waiting (0020)
He has been there so long that plant life has taken root in his flesh. No one knows how long he has been waiting or even what he is waiting for. He has always just been there, unmoving. Many believe shear will to wait is what has kept him alive for so long as stories [...]
Fork (0019)
He snatched up the knife up as he picked himself up off the ground and faced his tormentor. They looked at each other as he tightened his grip on the handle.
In his mind, he stood at a fork in the road. One road he knew meant turning the other cheek and walking away. He knew [...]
Coattails (0018)
He was a gifted man who found fame and fortune which he was not looking. All she wanted was fortune when they met. While she only saw dollar signs, he was blinded by love and they were married. Eventually, the constant public attention ate at him and he grasped to feel anything besides emptiness. He [...]
Drops (0017)
Perfect spheres of red liquid gently drifted in the gravity free environment as they poured from the slash across the soldier’s chest. Too shocked by the wound, the soldier just stared at the space pirate as the man placed the sword back in its scabbard.
“I guess I should introduce myself since you will never forget [...]
Bullet (0016)
The blood stained trigger finger slowly pulls back with even pressure against the metal. The hammer slams forward and strikes the silver bullet, igniting the primer inside. The explosion of gunpowder expels the round from the barrel and sends it on a path to its target. The round makes contact less than a second later. [...]
Library (0015)
He thumbed through the card catalogue to double check the book’s location. He noted the book’s identifier before he started through the thousands of feet of library to return the bundle of books he had already read. He loved spending his time in the ancient library.
The human race had long been wiped out when his [...]
Assassin (0014)
The guy before him did nothing to him, but this guy did something to someone. He didn’t care. He didn’t ask many questions and only had few rules he lived by.
He appeared behind the guy without being noticed. No one ever took notice of him; some not even after it was too late. His blade [...]
Guards (0013)
Isolation imposed by the dictatorial rule of the country has kept it naïve to its horrible existence. Few know the truth like those that see over the fence as they guard the border. They guard not to keep people out, but to keep citizens from leaving.
Park and Pang, two guards, face each other and [...]
High Noon (0012)
It was high noon and Tom glanced at the man twenty paces in front of him. He still didn’t understand why he was dragged out of his store to duel, but a challenge was made and Tom believed he had to accept. Tom also believed he was the worst shot in town, but maybe he [...]