The 100 Word Stories Podcast

The 100 Word Stories Podcast


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The new insurance
August 15, 2024

The first thing I do when I plan to leave one job for another is to refill all of my prescriptions.Who knows how long it will take for the new company to start insurance for me.Or, if I'm doing contract work, then I'll end up having to pay for my own in

The porthole
August 14, 2024

Cobblestones and gaslamps, old brick buildings back when they were new.Fog-filled alleyways, whores in corsets and skirts,The time machine is like a glass-bottomed boat, a window into the past.A keyhole into history.The danger is, if there's too many

Two weeks notice
August 13, 2024

Oh no. You forgot to announce you're back.You forgot to email a followup for a case.Or sign and turn in every report for the week.Does it matter? You've turned in your notice.In two weeks, you're out of here.And with every slight transgression of pro

The fucked up shit
August 12, 2024

My first real job has a lot of fucked up shit about it.And I would bitch about that fucked up shit at my next job.Then, when I got another job, I'd bitch about the fucked up shit at the previous job, but I'd bitch less about the fucked up shit from the

Weekly Challenge #955 – Cat’s Pajamas
August 11, 2024

Lizzie RichardSerendipidy Norval JoeTom Planet ZThe next topic is RoseTOMWith red pizza patternThey used to be my pajamas, now they are the Cats pajamas. They were a goodwill purchase ages ago. I think its the color

Trackpad
August 10, 2024

Ever glide your finger across the trackpad and the cursor doesn't move?Tap it. Double tap it. Three finger wipe.Nothing at all.You type on the keyboard and text doesn't appear, and you're all DAMMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT and type all kinds of angry shit on yo

Bus Stop
August 09, 2024

I don't like to drive Downtown, so I take the bus to the train, which takes me to the ballpark.The transfer is at Houston Community College, and the stop is across from a bar.I check my bus system app for times, and I've got 30 minutes to wait for the n

Hood over her head
August 08, 2024

The new girl wore one of those whole body cloaks and long gloves, and a hood over her head.She had a note from her parents.Bobby says it was something about a skin condition."You're so full of shit," said Lisa. "It's religious."Instead of gym, she rea

Cemetery tango
August 07, 2024

The protests started over White actors playing Hispanic roles."Only Hispanic people can play Hispanic roles," said The Hispanic Actors' Alliance.So, Hollywood consented.Similar protests erupted over Chinese roles, German roles, Fat roles, Gay roles, an

Out on the lake
August 06, 2024

Every time Lacey went for figure skating lessons, she'd watch the boys at the other end of the rink with their hockey lessons and wonder."I want to try that," she said.Her mom was horrified, but her dad said that Lacey's teeth were coming in crooked any