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 Oct 5

Capturing a Moment

She was teetering on the edge of a cliff, sixty feet above the stony shore. The ocean winds were riding the sharp edge of the cliff, whipping her hair around until it looked like a blonde aura around her face.

‘I’m sorry,’ she said.

I thought of everything I could write about this.

‘Please, no,’ I said.

‘I’m—’ The wind came up and nearly pushed her off the edge. ‘I’m sorry.’

I saw her step back, and reached out. I’d been practising the move in my head. God, it was so poignant.

I’d make a fucking mint off my autobiography.