100

A short, short story every day. No more than 100 words. No less.

The Rules

Only one story per day.
Only 100 words per story.
No post-publication editing, save for spelling errors.
Sudden illness, lack of internet access and emergencies only temporarily excuse the author.

100 was created by Melissah Burt but is probably not an original idea. All work is protected under a BY-NC-SA 2.5 Creative Commons License.

The author accepts challenges, which can be submitted via this form.

Interested in the process? Check out melissah.net | Writing every Sunday for author commentary and your opportunity to offer opinions and feedback.

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Wed Sep 19

Honeysuckle

Robert and Julie met in the summer. It was love in a rush; every stolen kiss, every heartbeat was another second lost. If they were aware of it, neither made mention.

They promised to keep their memories in a star, to look at it and think of each other. Later, Robert laid Julie down and, with trembling fingers, made clumsy love to her. Summer’s end left them sick with love and mad with each other’s taste.

That was seventeen years ago. Julie never looks up at the sky. But to Robert, each night brings the faint aroma of summer flowers.