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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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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
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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: Legend at the Water’s Edge
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
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100 Word Stories: Duplicate Daughters, Divided Dad
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