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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
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100 Word Stories: The Ledger of the Woods
A silent, one-eyed owl watches the forest like a carved sentinel, his presence hushed and heavy beneath the moon’s reflected beauty. Rarely speaking, he challenges wanderers not with “who,” but “whom,” demanding accountability before anyone dares to pass. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Superpowers of Spooker Boy
Behind this Paranoid challenge story, I leaned into Gen X childhood nostalgia, streetlights signaling curfew, and turned paranoia into awareness. Spooker Boy’s superpower is simply observation. I recorded it with Audacity, shaped producer.ai music, and aimed for playful tension throughout. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Alone With a Broken Bulb
Wrote and produced a 100-word microfiction story for Weekly Challenge #1029, crafting thematic audio using producer.ai and Audacity with intentional pacing, emotional music layering, and narrative timing to enhance mood and storytelling impact. Read More
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100 Word Stories: The Scissor Situation
Fifteen years later, I finally returned to the 100 Word Stories challenge, submitting a new audio-produced microfiction complete with narration, custom music, clever timing, and clown chaos. A fun, heartfelt reconnection with creativity, community, and storytelling joy. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Church of the First of Zero
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
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100 Word Stories: The Interest We Lost
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
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100 Word Stories: Becoming Purple
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
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100 Word Stories: The Day the Vase Fell
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
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100 Word Stories: Except Those Ones
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