Submit 100 character stories for the weekly contest
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rajasmasala
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by rajasmasala » Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:29 pm
Phenopath wrote:
This is me favourite so far, it crams a lot in. I think that a lot of punctuation is a good sign

Why thank you
His skin was a deep rosewood, his eyes a delicate ash. She began to laugh wickedly in his arms, as if at some sinister pun
We are the ghost of dead future; so much coin was poured into the universe that it stopped.
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by Phenopath » Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:45 am
Whatever lurks at the bottom of the turbid fishpond is not a fish. The Koi Carp are all gone, eaten.
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by Gligstith(click)optok » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:24 pm
Missing
He awoke to find her gone. Panic set in. Slowly he remembered. The squeal of tires. The crash. The hospital … the funeral.
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FamilyGuy
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by FamilyGuy » Sun May 10, 2009 4:04 am
Heisenberg caught his reflection in the mirror and wondered if the mole was bigger. Now if he could only find those keys.
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by normsherman » Sun May 10, 2009 7:22 am
FamilyGuy wrote:Heisenberg caught his reflection in the mirror and wondered if the mole was bigger. Now if he could only find those keys.
I gotta ask, is this the Nazi scientist Heisenberg and are you referring to the mole as measurement unit of substance...
Or am I reading waaaay too into this one?
"Give us all some Jelly"
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Phenopath
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by Phenopath » Sun May 10, 2009 11:26 am
The fat hog sneezed explosively spraying the sty with virus particles. "Bloody man flu" it grunted.
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FamilyGuy
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by FamilyGuy » Sun May 10, 2009 4:46 pm
normsherman wrote:I gotta ask, is this the Nazi scientist Heisenberg and are you referring to the mole as measurement unit of substance...
Or am I reading waaaay too into this one?
I was referring to the Heisenberg of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Reading too much into stories makes them more interesting.

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by strawman » Sun May 10, 2009 11:33 pm
Should he cheat on his wife or not? After all, it was just a game of Scrabble. Heisenberg was uncertain of his principles.
Never judge anyone until you have biopsied their brain.
"Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle."
Known Some Call Is Air Am
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by tbaker2500 » Wed May 13, 2009 4:51 am
The buzzing from the kitchen grew increasingly louder. Flies were covering every surface. Looks like dinner is ready.
You're my quasi-ichthian angel, you're my half-amphibian queen...
The Dribblecast, we don't care if you sound like an idiot.
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Phenopath
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by Phenopath » Wed May 13, 2009 6:28 am
tbaker2500 wrote:The buzzing from the kitchen grew increasingly louder. Flies were covering every surface. Looks like dinner is ready.

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by Barry J. Northern » Wed May 13, 2009 2:01 pm
Tigger, The Four-Dimensional Laboratory Cat
Tigger once roamed the lab. After time exploded he was a long grey snake. He sat still near the window. I stroke him there.
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by jmperkins » Thu May 14, 2009 10:24 pm
I kill the mimes. The invisible wall they sustain to seperate hell from earth thins, fails. So the end can finally come.
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by jay4 » Mon May 18, 2009 5:59 pm
I have no idea if this qualifies. I'm too lazy to count the letters.
He watched bemusedly as the floor, the ceiling and his body orbited his field of view. As he came to rest his headless body slumped nearby.
Jay4
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by normsherman » Fri May 22, 2009 6:48 am
LajesticVantrashellofLob wrote:The unfortunate explosion of the rabbit was gory, but mostly ironic given John’s last comment: “And for my next trick…”
Love it! Now that's a winner
"Give us all some Jelly"
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by Phenopath » Fri May 29, 2009 7:43 pm
Mr and Mrs Huber were in no way concerned to live so close to CERN, nor was their son Gammatron.
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by DougallStrange » Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:55 am
Odin was grateful to the ravens for the sight, but he could live without the crap on his shoulders.
Unnamable Cthuloid horrors, crumble rock, rusts scissors and inscribes paper with blasphemous secrets that cause your eyeballs to explode while your tongue catches fire from the unholy hymns your crazed mind forces you to scream out.
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by planish » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:52 am
<not twit-fic> All of 100 characters? That's way more to work with than in Escape Pod's "six-word story" thread.</not twit-fic>
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by RaindogToo » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:05 am
Honored Friend,
Honest businessman of Nigeria seeks international transfer of mutual benefit. Send bank details.
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by tbaker2500 » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:19 am
Fatigue made him skip an episode. The stalkers found him with surprising quickness. Now there are two episodes a week.
You're my quasi-ichthian angel, you're my half-amphibian queen...
The Dribblecast, we don't care if you sound like an idiot.
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by tbaker2500 » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:25 am
He had always dreamed of being on television. In retrospect he should have also specified being alive, and in one piece.
You're my quasi-ichthian angel, you're my half-amphibian queen...
The Dribblecast, we don't care if you sound like an idiot.