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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A Greener And More Reasonable World
She was at Processing, adding the monthly recycling to the family account, when the officer grasped Rayn’s shoulder.
“Come with me son.”
“What? No, there’s some mistake. We’re under our credit limit! We grow our own food, we hardly use the transit system- wait!” But, even as she protested, she saw the look in her son’s eyes, and understood. Suddenly the last months – the mysterious class absences, the inexplicable weight gain – made sense.
Possibly – depending on how much meat he’d eaten and how hard he labored at the government farms – Rayn might see his mother again. The Republic wasn’t unreasonable.
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