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.

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Sun Sep 30

Delilah and the 1100 Coins

By day, Samson wore his hair in seven thick braids, oiled dark and slick and hung with bells and smelling strongly of fat and jasmine. Come the night, when he sat down upon the thick straw mattress, Delilah came to rest behind him and untangled his braids with her fingers. She washed the fragrances and oils from his hair and dried it between two lengths of clean muslin.

‘What is the secret to your strength, darling?’ she asked as she wringed the water from his dark hair.

Only lies and kisses left his tongue, which tasted like secret silver coins.