January 2009
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One Hundred Word Story #2: Salmon
Salman ascended the diving board ladder, lingering at the railing. Absentmindedly, he wondered if everyone could tell he had packed on a few pounds. After all he had been through, continual doubt about his body image seemed almost farcical. “Well,” Salmon rationalized, “once I get in the water, nobody will be able to tell.”
“Cannonball!” shouted the Ayatollah. “We want a cannonball,...
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One Hundred Word Story #1: Bob-omb
Bob-omb listens to the distant, defiant explosions of his comrades and steels himself.
“I don’t have a choice. We each have a duty to fight, or he’ll stomp us all. He’ll stomp you too, Ma.”
The words surprise him, how hollow they sound, like he’s breaking a promise. Mom-omb shrieks, and Bob-omb knows there will be no convincing her. As the waterworks flow, he notices...
