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100 Word Stories: Silence Has Teeth
Alone in darkness, a prisoner confronts the loudest place in existence: his own mind. Memories, injustice, and endless thoughts echo through silence. When the warden finally speaks, the prisoner reaches his breaking point and asks for only one thing—peace. Read More
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100 Word Stories: It Was Probably The Lighting
A will condemns everyone as “immorally dressed,” except for a mysterious man in a yellow shirt. When no one fits the description, paranoia spreads. Then a courier arrives in an almost-yellow shirt and asks for Francis, leaving inheritance—and intent—uncertain. Read More
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Reverse Engineering a Magic Trick
A child at a birthday party tried simple magic tricks for the adults. I showed her a dollar-to-two-dollar trick, and instead of copying it, she took it apart to understand it. Watching her curiosity as a future engineer at work. Read More
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100 Word Stories: The End?
For the “Twist” challenge, I chased every meaning the word offered—Dickens, dance floors, tornadoes, tongue twisters, and twisted rules. After reshaping characters, tightening dialogue, and reworking music, the story became self-aware, ending with a title that twists itself. Read More
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3D Model Fly-Through
Modeled in 1995 using 3D Studio Release 4, this 56K modem fly-through featured custom PCB textures, lofted components, and simulated reflections. Originally rendered as an AVI, it was converted to a GIF due to web hosting limitations and preservation concerns. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Hung Out to Dry
When Nancy declares their relationship over, John realizes he may have missed the part where it began. As low-flying clothes pegs rain down and he’s literally tied to a clothesline, miscommunication snaps tighter than the pins that bind him. Read More
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Emotional Crowd Gathers to See Some County Operational Funding Restored to Samuels Library in Current Fiscal Year
Royal Examiner: At the February 17 meeting, I was the first public commenter to support repealing Chapter 7 and dissolving the inactive County Library Board. My remarks emphasized administrative clarity before the board voted to restore $100,000 in library funding. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Champion of the Backyard Games
A 100-word challenge sparked playful wordplay: “X,” “Spear,” and “Mint” became Experiment. Beneath the absurd Olympic fantasy lies an imagined childhood scene—transforming a toothbrush and garage wall into triumph—celebrating how imagination turns the ordinary into epic victory. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Relativity Detour
Wrote and produced a 44-second microfiction for the “Vanishing Point” challenge, inspired by Escher, Labyrinth, and A-ha’s “Take On Me.” Blended nostalgia, surreal tension, and sound design using producer.ai and Audacity to create an audio story from start to finish. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Nip from Another Dimension
A feast fit for a feline queen turns surreal when “fancy” catnip enters the scene—not the boring stuff that loses its scent, but the cosmic kind that rattles reality, bends senses, and makes time politely shake hands with sound. Read More