Tag: 100 Word Story

Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers and to Lisa Fox for the photo, whose efforts may be found here. Less Scenic Centuries cascaded over them like a wave decaying the shore, until Mike’s bike drops to the dusty earth. “I-I-I,” he stammers as he looks over to Shannon, tears freely flowing down her cheeks. […]

The Natural Order He looks longing into her eyes, allowing a faint smile to escape his lips while tears gently roll down his cheeks. “W-Why do you cry?” she asks softly as she reaches out and cup his cheek in her hand. “The same reason bird sing in the morning, and the owl cries at […]

Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers and to Ted Strutz for the photo, whose efforts may be found here. In My Arms “T-There was moments d-during all this t-t-that I truly thought I-I-I’d m-make it back. I r-risked everything and anything, b-b-but…” he stammers as he looks towards the ground in awkward fashion. She […]

Red Dead Rain “I didn’t t-t-touch your kids.” The smile widens on her face, and her eyes glisten brightly as she slowly glides around the room bathed in its neon glow. “A tool is only as good as the user who uses it, and you have been used poorly Duncan. NOW stop your games and […]

Mixed Signals “W-W-What the fuck are you going on about, and who the hell is this Jerome?” she hisses through clenched teeth. “J-J-Jerome’s the son-of-a-bitch who paid you to sit here and tell me your BULLSHIT story.” Her eyes tell him more than he needs to know, and suddenly the dryness in his mouth is […]

You Had Me At Hello He smiles broadly, “That’s the fucking amazing thing about this lady, she’s as cunning as she is beautiful. One of the fundamental baseline traits of the infection is the overarching confidence it gives to the brain by convincing it into thinking it is really in control, when it’s not. By […]

A Lunacy Fostered “BECAUSE YOU’RE A LYING SACK OF SHIT! BECAUSE YOU’RE PLAYING THE SAME GAME YOU’VE ALWAYS PLAYED. TAKE YOUR PICK! ANY AND ALL! BUT IN THE END, LIKE ALWAYS, I WILL PREVAIL!” “Y-Y-You’re the one lying now b-brother. Y-You know I-I’m telling the truth, yo-you just d-don’t want to admit it. Y-Your shame […]

A Mothers Wish “The truth isn’t what I want, that would be too easy. I want your lies. I want your deceptions. I want more reasons to kill every single one of you.” he barks like a caged animal, his eyes searching his foes with disruptive focus, coming to a stop on Anne, then the […]

To Run Away From Your Own Lies “T-T-Thank you,” Syler stammers through trembling lips. “T-T-Th…” “DON’T SAY ANOTHER WORD!” Richard bellows, as he casts a stony glare down at Syler. “J-JUST BE FUCKING QUIET FOR THE NEXT TEN MINUTES!” Seconds quickly pass into minutes as the two gather themselves silently together and climb back into […]

Descending “Straight to the point aren’t we? Don’t you want to mince your words through several hours of small talk before you get to the bitter reality of it all as you admit your undying love for me and everything I stand for.” He thrusts a shaking finger towards her and snarls. “DON’T TRY AND […]

False Idols He looks over to Wright as his smile loses shape and twists itself into a maniacal grin. “It’s not that I won’t, it’s that I don’t want to, for you are not worthy to ride by my side, and quite simply,” he hisses through clenched teeth as he turns back to Samantha. “I […]

A Request Not Followed “For A to equal E you must first work out what B, C and D equal.” “T-That doesn’t make sense, how can A and E equal the same thing? And why does it matter about the numbers in-between? Y-You’re only defining a letter to represent a number, not all letters.” He […]

In Neon Electric Dreams “I’m sorry,” he says softly. “I’m sorry,” he says softly. “W-Why? Wh-Why did you betray me? W-W-Why did you ki-k-k-kill me?” A tear runs down his cheek quickly, as he eyes explode like a volcano spewing hot lava. “Y-Y-You can’t understand, y…” “WHY!” the computer barks loudly. “WHY CAN’T I UNDERSTAND?” […]

A Plague Of Locusts “I DON’T SEE HOW ANY OF THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE! I’VE SAT HERE LISTENING TO YOU TALK FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE DAYS, AND I STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY! SO WHY DON’T YOU JUST SAY IT AND BE DONE WITH ALL THESE GAMES!” he spits venomously, […]

A Disregarded Gift “TOYING WITH YOU! TOYING WITH YOU!” he bellows whilst his laughter erupts to hysterical levels. “MY DEAR CHILD, I TOY WITH NO ONE! IT IS YOU WHO HAS BEEN TOYING ME WITH! YOU SEEKED ME OUT! YOU WANTED MY GIFT! AND THEN WHEN THE PRICE WAS PAID YOU TURN INTO AN UNGRATEFUL […]

Balls The Size Of She smiles nervously while her brothers laugh, “What makes you think you could ever convince me to give you MY empire?” “Because it ain’t just yours, it’s all of yours, every single one of you snivelling FUCKS!” he says as he gestures towards the six of them with his hammer while […]

All In The Wash He looks behind him, then back to the strange man. “A-A-Are you talking to me?” The man smiles broadly, “Is there anyone else here?” Mitchell shrugs, and looks up at himself and Sarah who scream unheard words at each other. “Not those two, they are not like us Daniel. They are […]

We Be But Goading Children The smile disappears from his lips, and he stares at her blankly, before leaning back in his chair and stuffing a half-smoked cigarette in his mouth. “You think this is a joke?” he asks as he drags a match along the side of its box which brings the flame to […]

No Safe Passage “I’m s-s-sorry,” she sobs, as she cups his face in her palm. “Every fault and misstep we take endangers ourselves and all those who rely on us to return with supplies, you have sentenced one or both of us to death. I will not bring this darkness home, so make your choice, […]

A Door Removed From Memory William raises an eyebrow with intense curiosity. “Hazar! Then it’s decided, isn’t it!” he says with uncontrollable excitement as he slaps his hands together powerfully with thunderous bravado. “You have arrived at my feet not to be part of my story, but because I am an integral part of yours,” […]