Back when I had more time to write, I used to like hundred-word-stories, just as a warm-up for the main event. I loved that everysingle word needed to justify its presence, and the challenge was just how much you can make happen in such a small space.
I found a site – http://100wordstory.org – which published a monthly image prompt. And guess what? It’s still going! Here’s the image for March, along with my attempt to write it.
Of her fourteen novels, this had been the toughest. Due springtime, this one was way too close to home. She’d stalled. Stalled some more. But was finally close.
One last big heave… a memorable finale? Then, it came! She fluently began typing.
“As the evening breeze chilled her breasts, Linda pondered what might have been.”
She hit “Print”; the final chapter began to gush from her office Laserjet – nothing like proofing a hard copy. But first…
With a frothy, fresh cappucino in her favourite mug, she grasped the document. Damn flies! But it was autumn. What did she expect?
(100 words.)
Mister Bump 
There’s a lot of imagery in those 100 words. Well done!
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Thanks
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A great find and fun response, Pete! Not easy to tell a story in 100 words.
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I find these things go one of two ways.
You either start with 50 words, which don’t say a lot, then pad it out to a hundred. But padding is easy to spot, and you’re still left with something which doesn’t say much.
Or, you start with 150 words, and have to shave like crazy. Any padding, such as adjectives or adverbs. is very sparse. Sometimes too sparse, but that’s the nature of the beast. But those are the fun ones.
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Thank you for the explanation, Pete. I love learning about the writing process of others. I feel inspired to give the 100 a go. I saved your link. My prediction is that I will land in the “shave like crazy” category. 😄
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We both write it next month, whatever the image – deal? Take you an hour, tops.
omg what have I done 🤣
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Very nicely done Pete. Hope are you doing?
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Hi Sadje, trying to force myself to write every now and again!
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Do keep on writing Pete.
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