The following is a featured 100-word story from the December Writing Challenge. There was a ghost in the kitchen. This ghost was a worn, broken wristwatch. Unlike the new expensive one that the old man was wearing, this watch had echoes in the hour hand and secrets in the cogs. It came from another […]
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The following is a featured 100-word story from the December Writing Challenge. It must have been coincidence that whenever they visited, it rained. And just like that, the spark of hope was extinguished, leaving behind a mood as grey as the sky. She remembers the tell-tale smell, the ward, the kindly doctors. She remembers […]
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The following is a featured 100-word story from the December Writing Challenge. The snow began to fall as the trees went dormant for the winter. Icicles began to form on the bare branches, casting sparkling lights when the sun hit them just right. Just like her. She was a ray of dazzling light dancing […]
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The following is a featured 100-word story from the December Writing Challenge. The flickering Christmas lights above the cashier are mocking. She stands, digging into her cherry nail polish, gaze wandering over my shoulder. “I need a refund.” She motions me over with a faux-smile. “Show me your receipt.” Without a word, I place […]
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These 100-word stories were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “December Writing Challenge.” Andreea Sandu 14 Romania Stardust I opened my eyes and saw them all. All the stars were above me. I raised my hands in the cold […]
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This story is one of the November Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . I sit in the leather booth of the diner, afternoon sunlight glistening through the window, kissing my knuckles as I tap furiously at my keyboard. Word after word tumbles from my mind in short bursts, like a song […]
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This story is one of the November Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . In the room they fell in love, sunlight creeps in through a dewy window as the smell of herbs lingers in the air. Their song plays on an old radio – melodic and broken from the static: ‘every […]
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This story is one of the November Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . The clearing is not very deep into the forest, but deep enough that it is peaceful and isolated. Sunlight stretches through the leaves in dappled tendrils, flitting playfully across her journal pages. He watches her pencil move quickly, […]
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This story is one of the November Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . Ruby grabbed the radio with both hands and slammed it against the table, yet it still rolled out only waves of jumbled static and words, sentences that she couldn’t understand. “Why would the Committee give us a piece […]
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