“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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100 Word Challenge: Abandoned
Great. They left me again. I wonder how long it’ll take before they realize it and turn around. I spent two hours at that roadside fruit stand in Iowa. I didn’t even know Iowa had fruit; I thought they just had corn. This is getting ridiculous. They take me completely for granted, shoving me […]
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100 Word Challenge: Knowledge
Johnny saw his sister sitting on the curb watching the pawn shop across the street. “You’re not supposed to be here, Lily. What are you doing?” Lily’s eyes never left the store, “Watching Daddy.” “Why would Daddy be in a pawn shop?” “He’s got to pawn his daddy’s gold watch to pay Mr. Jones […]
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100 Word Challenge: Position Available
Three lousy clues: a key, a bit twine, and mysterious liquid in a bottle. Oh, and a deadline. “Find me by sunset and you’ll keep your head.” He should have been suspicious at the enormous sum offered for one young princess. Princess, hah! Demon is more like it. No amount of money was sufficient for […]
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100 Word Challenge: Decorative
Decorative. That’s what the fool called me. He thought he was the power behind the throne, the real ruler, the true strength. As a seemingly helpless child, I used my wits to stay alive while my siblings killed each other grappling for the throne. When they were dead and my uncle sought to banish me […]
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100 Word Challenge: Folded Paper
The boy had carefully folded and creased and folded again. Now he took the little bird down to the water. Lifting the paper crane to his mouth, he whispered, “Live!” He gently set the bird in the water and pushed it into the current. As the crane drifted away, and the boy held his […]
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100 Word Challenge: The enemy
“What!” Billy was incredulous. “He takes your nose? And your mom lets him?” “Worse than that,” Joey nodded grimly, “She laughed. Not only that, she introduced us. She made me say ‘Hi’ and take my finger out of my nose” Billy made a peas-for-dinner face. “What did you do?” “I made him give it back. […]
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100 Word Challenge: Music
The old man readied his instrument, bracing himself for what would come. One day the music had conjured a lion. He had felt wild and the wildness in him roared. And then there was the joyous spring morning he blew a million flowers through the square. When his Nell had passed, he had flooded the […]
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100 word challenge: Traveler
A different sort of inspiration this week: Karen finally felt at home. Sure, life in the American West was hard, but once you were armed — and that was always her first step — the rest worked itself out. The most important lesson she’d learned: Wherever and whenever you are, be prepared to defend […]
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100 word challenge: Moonman
“Grandpa, mum says it’s all nonsense, that you came from the moon.” “Did she, girlie? Nonsense can be true.” “Is it true? Did you come from the moon? Why did you leave?” The old man was quiet for a moment, thinking of his beautiful home and the silver sands and inky black sky. Then he […]
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100 Word Challenge: In the mud
Mother looked up from the stove at the child covered in mud. “Where have you been?” she demanded. “Digging in the creek bottom,” the girl perked. “We found a man.” “What do you mean you found a man? Stay put, you’re filthy!” “In the bottoms. Tommy and I were digging, and we found him.” “A […]
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