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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Fri Sep 21

The Secret

Helena kept the secret to life in a wooden ring worn on a gold chain around her neck. The chain was so long that she could tuck that battered ring under her clothes, but she did not do so out of caution; she simply did not know.

But Nathaniel knew what it was. It was what drew him to her that night; lured his hand towards the ring while she lay sleeping. Twice he nearly tore it from her neck, but it became harder to hurt her with every satisfied sigh.

Defeated, he kissed her face, and forgot the ring.