All Entries in the "101 Word Stories" Category
ABC Death (0011)
Adam Franks’ dead body rested on the floor of his kitchen. Blood pooled around his head. Cops made their way in and out of the room. Detective Jones already had it all figured out.
Earlier that day, the temperature had reached over 110 and that is when it happened.
Franks must have decided to make himself a [...]
Can’t Sleep (0010)
The boy woke up startled and sat up quickly. When did he fall asleep? The sleepless nights were wearing him down, but he couldn’t sleep or they’d get him.
Outside a car passed by, briefing lighting up the room. That’s when he noticed it on the other side of his bedroom window. When the light faded, [...]
Dude (0009)
Moon, Fred’s hippie stoner friend, burst into the room and said, “Fred. Dude. You won’t believe what happened yesterday. It was so killer.”
“I’m sure I won’t Moon. What happened?”
“I went fishing.”
“Ok, so you went finishing.”
“Yeah dude, but that’s not the coolest part. I like actually caught a fish. Dude, I caught a fish. Can you [...]
Jammed (0008)
The damn M16 jammed again.
He ejected the magazine and tapped it against his helmet before slamming it back into the gun. He held his breath and he squeezed the trigger.
Click.
“Fuck!”
He wasn’t having much luck. The hordes of undead were on him and his end was coming. He wished he had a machete. Machetes don’t run [...]
The Guide (0007)
The nurse checked over the life support equipment one more time before turning off the lights and closing the door as she left. After she was gone, a tall yet thin man stepped out from the darkness of the shadows; his pale complexion standing out against his black suit. He approached the bed and [...]
Shell (0006)
He picked at the numerous cracks in his forehead wondering when they first showed up. He pulled a piece off. It resembled flesh colored eggshell. He removed another piece and another after that. When the hole was big enough, he used a mirror to peer into the hole.
He was empty. He had nothing [...]
Cold Ethyl (0005)
He opened up the door and slid out the table. Pulling off the sheet, he looked down at her.
“I was told you ended it because you felt lonely and unloved. I’m sorry my dear.”
The medical examiner ran his hand through the young girl’s hair, brushing it away from the bluish flesh of [...]
Invasion (0004)
The craft slammed into the ice and snow with such force, it continued on for nearly a mile before coming to a stop. Having had dropped out of the sky like it did, it was a miracle the ship didn’t vaporize on impact.
“Are you sure those are the dominant lifeform?”
“There are more [...]
Gas (0003)
He had forgotten to replace the filter assembly after he altered it during the last training exercise so he could smoke through his mask. Now he wouldn’t live long enough to regret his own stupidity.
The eyes were the first to go, oozing out of the sockets, a fraction of a second before his [...]
Computer Tech (0002)
It was the straw that finally broke the camel’s back. Again the ER staff moved a computer and called him because it wouldn’t work.
He grabbed the flat panel display by the base, wielding it like a caveman man would a club. The computer tech swung the screen with all his might, connecting with [...]