A Story In
100 Words
Literature in Tiny Bursts.
You are invited to the wonderful world of microfiction. Whether you’re a reader, a writer, or one of our future robot overlords, welcome! A Story In 100 Words is a community of literature enthusiasts no matter the length, but we have a special predilection for narratives exactly 100 words in length.
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On Loving
What happens when you keep uttering the same word? One moment, it has a meaning. The next moment, it stops being a word.
Familiarity is the flourishing ground for intimacy. You repeat a word over and over so that you can describe its curves and contours, its light and luster. Rolling it inside your mouth smooths its jutting edges. Running your tongue playfully over it changes its tone. Mixing it up with other words makes it sway to strange rhythms. Wrapped in the warmth of your spit, it tries to germinate.
And, snap!
Familiarity is the flourishing ground for morbidity.
From Guest Contributor Aparna Rajan
Aparna is a research scholar and an aspiring writer, currently living in Mumbai, India.
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