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100 Word Stories
100 Word Stories is my ongoing response to the weekly creative challenge from the One A Day Until I Die podcast. Each week, a prompt is announced and participants are invited to craft a story of exactly one hundred words — often as an audio submission for inclusion in the Sunday episode.
The constraint is the point. One hundred words forces precision. There’s no room to wander, no room to hide. The writing itself is always done without AI assistance — raw imagination, raw structure, raw Lewie.
After the writing is done, production begins. I compose and layer instrumental audio to give the narration motion and tone. Recently, I’ve begun generating companion artwork that fits the cyberpunk aesthetic of this site — each image reflecting the story’s theme while incorporating my own visual presence.
Each post also includes a “Behind the Story” section — a brief reflection on the creative process, the memories that surfaced, and the pop culture threads woven into the piece.
Each entry becomes a small creative artifact: story, voice, context, and signal.
A machine church welcomes every data type and legacy function, preaching acceptance through code while warning of judgment by a final compiler. Blending programming language with theology, the story imagines artificial intelligence forming its own strange, ritualized faith. Read More
Mara uncovers a forgotten banker’s defaulted student-loan file while Peton cracks a groan-worthy pun about lost interest. Their dry office banter turns a dusty envelope into a small, human moment about memory, money, and the quiet absurdity of record-keeping. Read More
Wrote and recorded a 100-word microfiction for Weekly Challenge #227 (“Masks”), blending sci-fi horror and humor into a 54-second narrated piece. Designed accompanying SoundCloud cover art and contributed to the collaborative 100 Word Stories creative community. Read More
Written for a 100 Word Stories challenge, this playful tale weaves unlikely prompt words into a tiny narrative about a well-meaning giant, a shattered vase, and a “router” punchline—proof that constraint, humor, and creativity can coexist beautifully in 100 words. Read More
Written for 100 Word Stories Challenge #197, this tale takes the literal meaning of “Whatever you choose…” and twists it into a darkly funny standoff between a pirate and a boy discovering that freedom of choice disappears the moment rules start appearing. Read More
Submitted a 100-word story for Weekly Challenge #181 (“Forty”), blending real-world observation with quiet fantasy. Produced and recorded a narrated audio version with background music using Microsoft Songsmith, contributing to a collaborative storytelling community project. Read More
A playful 100-word pirate story created for Weekly Challenge #178: “Talk Like A Pirate Day!”—performed in full pirate voice, recorded in Audacity, enhanced with sound effects and Microsoft Songsmith music, and exported via LAME into a tiny theatrical slice of storytelling fun. Read More
A 100-word story became a tiny film project, recorded in Second Life/OpenSim and edited with pro tools, complete with sound design, machinima camerawork, and multi-platform sharing—a playful reminder of how imagination, technology, and community collaboration came together into something joyful. Read More
Wrote and narrated an original 100-word microfiction for Weekly Challenge #168, recording a 41-second performance using Audacity and LAME. Contributed to the collaborative storytelling podcast community, blending concise narrative craft with intentional pacing, tone, and delivery for lasting listener impact. Read More
Wrote and recorded a 100-word fiction piece for Weekly Challenge #171 (“Unprepared”), contributing humor and narrative clarity under strict format constraints. Produced a clean spoken-word submission using Audacity and LAME, demonstrating creativity, discipline, and engagement in collaborative storytelling. Read More