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.

  • 100 Word Stories: Dad’s Weather System
    100 Word Stories: Dad’s Weather System

    Wrote and performed a humorous 100-word micro-fiction story for Weekly Challenge #169, using childlike perspective and comedic timing to deliver a memorable punchline; produced a narrated 45-second audio recording using Audacity and LAME for MP3 distribution. Read More

  • 100 Word Stories: Where the Mountain Speaks
    100 Word Stories: Where the Mountain Speaks

    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