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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Virtual Insanity
Shibuya Station is nearly empty. The afternoon rain sent all the gamers scrambling for shelter for their mobiles.
I am left to wait virtually alone. The desolation leaves me feeling I am a character in a post-nuclear zombie p2p actioner. Hisamitsu and Starbucks and the latest Bruce Willis movie are the sponsors of my apocalypse. Even my daydreams have become corporatized.
I see her exit the underground. Her eyes never leave her mobile. She walks past, not even noticing the rain.
Her avatar pops onto my screen for a few fleeting seconds.
Our marriage will endure another seven years.
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