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I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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Sometimes Flies Are Too Fast

“I think this whole thing is only partway into it’s first trimester, so we shouldn’t even begin holding our breath for some sort of result just yet.” Saffron says with a broad smile upon her face.

“It’s not a fucking pregnancy Saff, it’s a foreboding end to all the things we’ve come to expect as the one dominant race.”

She laughs. “Some dominant race we are, forced up into the mountains, without radar or GPS, no coffee, and no fucking POP-TARTS! So if I want to refer to this fucking thing like I would a pregnancy, I bloody well will!”

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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The Fairfax Confinement

“Wichita was the last place I saw any of them alive, just before it all started.”

Silka laughs softly to himself, “You know it started long before any government told us it was happening? Reports talk of mass graves found using sonic radar, and some of the graves were months older than original estimates.”

“You telling me old fire engine Donny knew what was happening well before he let on?”

”Between you, me and these mountains,  I’ve heard that old Donny hasn’t just got a vaccine, I’ve heard he’s got a mother fucking cure.”

“A cure?”

“Yup, nuclear  fucking weapons!”

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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He Who Dared The Climb

“Up, are you sure that’s what we should be doing?”
“Of course I’m sure, up is the only way we can proceed. We can’t go down, the radar shows too many possible inaccuracies that it cannot account for. We climb up, and we keep climbing until we are well out of their bloody reach.” Jethro hisses through clenched teeth.
“You can’t be serious! I’d rather face them, than face whatever’s up there!” Sam yells, pointing towards the mountain top.
Jethro raises a revolver and smiles, “There are grander things to be fearful of out there, than what you can’t see!”

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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His Ears Hears

“I never said his ears LOOKED like a radar, I said he hears like a radar.” Jenny says exasperated as she gestures wildly at the wilderness that surrounds them. “You’re just trying to stir shit up, when all I’ve ever done is stand up for you. Shit, I even agreed to come climb this stupid fucking mountain with you because no one else would, and now we’re fucking lost!”
“Stop changing the subject Jenny, because it doesn’t matter what you said, or how you meant it, I still don’t think Steve will hear us from all the way out here!”

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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Near The Canyon

Justin clutches his stomach and winces in pain, as he takes a desperate breath in.
“Are you done yet?” Colin call out from the other side of the trees.
“I’d be done a lot quicker if you and your radar ears went further up the mountain, so I finish this in peace!”
“Stage fright?”
“That pretty much sums it up. I’ve never been one of those guys who could go, just anywhere. It’s either my toilet, or a well-ventilated toilet that has no one anywhere n-n-nnear the immediate v-v-vvicinityyyyy!” He stammers as he lets rip with an explosive wet fart.

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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Perverted Singularities

Lewis sits on the mountain side and smiles as he stares out into the darkness, before closing his eyes.
“Thoughts lost on the wings of whimsical enchantments like this climb are not worthy of our time, not when others demand our attention.”
“Are you talking about this virus?”
“Aren’t they all?”
“We weren’t until now, so there must be others.”
“You seek others that live outside the radar of society, existing beyond the doorway of liquid information.”
“Liquid information? Are you making up phrases now?”
He laughs as he opens his eyes. “Call it baby steps of a new god.”

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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Don’t Question The Killer

David says before he empties the bottle into his awaiting mouth.
“I-I-I-I’d never get myself into that sort of position.”
“You’re seriously going to sit there, in your current predicament, and argue with me?”
“I-I-I-I, I-m not arguing with you, I’m just saying I’d never find myself in that sort of situation.”
“So,” David says as he freely waves his revolver around. “You’re stuck up here, halfway up this god damn mountain, without any sort of GPS or radar, and you’re arguing semantics with the guy who may, or may not kill you. Are you sure, you’re not slightly unhinged?”

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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Concentration Lost

Kevin grips the rocks tightly as he pulls himself up the mountains side, looking over his shoulder proudly at the wilderness far below. “You couldn’t make your way out of a paper bag with a radar,” he hisses underneath his breath as he reaches out and pulls himself up higher, laughing softly to himself.
“You need a hand bro?” a voice comes from above him, Kevin looks up in surprise and at the same time releases his grip, tumbling backwards towards the ground below.
“Ouch!” Simon says with a broad smile as Kevin hits the ground with a wet thud.

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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A Semblance Of Insanity

Jethro collapses to the ground in a heap, letting out a high-pitched squeal as he does.
“What the hell kid, you blow a tyre or something?” Patton calls out from the front.
“If I had wheels, I would’ve been up this mountain a long time ago, instead of wasting time walking up this sorry excuse for a track. Surely there’s an easier way up?”
“You saw the radar images just like I did. There ain’t no other way up this damn mountain, but the way we’re going. So if you haven’t lost a wheel, get up and let’s keep moving!”

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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That Kiss

“You do realise, that when this is all over we both won’t ever want to see each other again,” Donna says as she wipes a fresh tear from her check.
“You don’t need to tell me twice, I’m in total agreeance there.” Butch says as he stares up towards the mountains summit.
“Really?”
“I’m pretty sure a radar could see this one not working out.”
“I thought maybe we’d at least kiss once before it was all over.”
Butch laughs softly, before loosening his belt, “How about you suck my cock for a while, and I’ll think about that kiss?”

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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Pinky Swear

“Pinky swear!” Charlotte says as she sticks her hand out, extending her little finger towards Jason.
“I’m not fucking pinky swearing! We’re adults, not three-year old’s!”
She thrusts out her bottom lip. “That’s such a mean thing to say! I was only trying to make this climb fun, but you just want to be the responsible adult!” she says in a gruff imitation voice of his.
“Don’t try and paint me as the bad guy! The radar showed something crash up in these mountains, and we have to locate whatever it is, and deal with it, not playing fucking games!”

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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A Tall Tale Told

Steven kneels down and runs his hands through a small pile of leaves that lie on the ground, before letting out a stuttered breath.
“Anything?” Winston asks.
“They came through here less than an hour ago. There are four of them, three males and a female. The girls seems to be injured.”
Winston turns to Kyle with a broad smile upon his face, “See, he’s worth every fucking penny. Tell me what radar could give that information?”
“Shit, I could’ve given you the same information,” Kyle says, pointing towards the four figures that climb the mountain that towers over them.

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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A Generous Journey

“We’ve been marching for days, through streets lined with gold, yet we have not stopped once. Now, even as your men lie dying, you still want to venture up this mountain, into a darkness that even a radar could not see through. Please Sabastian, Stop this madness.”
Sabastian casts a stony glance to Hershaw and smiles, before looking back towards the mountain.
“You give me demands as if you hold all the cards, yet you do it without asking questions, so in reality you hold nothing. Instead of demanding an ending of this journey, why don’t you ask me why.”

I entered a short story competition that required me to write a 100 word short story in 24 hours. The story needed to meet three things, a theme (Comedy), a situation (Climbing a Mountain) and a word that needed to be used (Radar). It took me a while to find the right idea, and get it to work in a way I was happy with, but that’s not saying I didn’t enjoy the process,  and the stories that didn’t make the cut. So, for the sake of creativity, here is the rejected 100 word stories I wrote..

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Wayward Travels

“It’s a catastrophe, plain and simple! We’re out in the middle of nowhere, stuck halfway up this god forsaken mountain, and you can’t even raise someone on the fucking radar phone. So you can’t really blame me from overreacting!” Dougan says with a ferociousness few have ever seen from him before.
Jake holds his hands in the air, smiling nervously. “I was just thinking outside the box, and I never meant for it to come across as if I was making fun of you. If it did, I am sorry for that, but you are a bit of a cunt!”