A Story In
100 Words
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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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Sunday Morning
Staying home sick from Church is the real blessing. The entire comics section all to myself. Mom leaves me hot chocolate with the hard marshmallows dissolving into pure sugar.
Sinking into the beanbag. Feet buried in the shag of the carpet, working knots with my toes. Sips of too hot chocolate that burn my tongue with sweetness
Calvin and Hobbes. Peanuts. The Far Side.
It's a perfect Sunday morning.
I don't hear my older brother come home early. Before I know it, he has me buried under the beanbag, smothering me so I can't breathe.
I hate my older brother.
Deep Shag
"Barry, is your homework finished?"
Barry started awake. His mom's muffled shout sounded a million miles away. His bedroom lay in total darkness.
He felt for his phone, but immediately encountered large woolly tendrils draped all around him. The only sensible explanation for the complete lack of light and the suffocating fabric was he'd been sleepwalking again and was nestled away in his closet.
Panic set in as he thrashed about searching for the door. He felt like he was drowning in an endless kelp forest.
It would be hours before he realized he'd been completely swallowed by his carpet.
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