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Doug and Charlie: A Sure Sign of Trust | One-Hundred-Word Story
After The Satellite Swap, zoologist Doug realizes he’s crossing an ethical line with the squirrel monkeys.…
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Stenciled Dreams | One-Hundred-Word Story
A long-retired farmer found his first “gift from the heavens,” as he calls it, when it…
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Return to Origin | One-Hundred-Word Story
This is the fourth and final installment in The Inconvenient Apocalypse. If you missed the previous…
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The Binary Breakfast | One-Hundred-Word Story
This is the third installment in The Inconvenient Apocalypse. If you’re just joining Sarah’s cosmic morning…
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Untangled | One-Hundred-Word Story
Walking on the beach helped Ron build his strength, after the left side of his body…
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Local Pickup Only | One-Hundred-Word Story
Note: This is the fourth and final installment of Tom’s time-travel saga. Read the complete series…
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User Error | One-Hundred-Word Story
Note: This is the 100-word sequel to yesterday’s 50-word dribble, As Is. Day seven. Tom simply…
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The 1000th Dollar | One-Hundred-Word Story
Every morning, a woman arrives at her bank. “I want to withdraw one dollar from my…
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Cedar Surprise | One-Hundred-Word Story
From inside the house I heard it, a high-pitched whistle, “Tssee.” It was soft, almost electrical,…
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Settling Grounds | One-Hundred-Word Story
When you make coffee the old-fashioned way there’s space to pause and think. Listening to the…
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Honey in the Cracks | One-Hundred-Word Story
She survived on the streets of the big city: drinking out of puddles, eating handouts, and…
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In the Time We Have | One-Hundred-Word Story
“I don’t wanna wait til tomorrow,” he texted back with a shaky index finger. The middle-aged…
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Four Out of Five | One-Hundred-Word Story
The wrench slips on a rusty bolt, busting his knuckles into the engine block. He looks…
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A Mother’s Love | One-Hundred-Word Story
A herd of cattle grazes contently just across the fence from a hamburger joint. As greasy…
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No Coffee Required | One-Hundred-Word Story
It’s early June, just after daylight on a smooth as glass lake in upstate New York.…
Flash Fiction by David 