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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Sat Oct 6

The Hole

There was a hole in the face of the earth, eight feet across and endless. There had been no crash in the night, no bright lights, no suspicious sounds or sights or smells; just a hole where there had been no hole the night before.

Lou and Des peered down into the hole. Lou was shining a light down there, but they couldn’t see the end.

They were silent for such a long time, as though they were waiting for something.

Des broke the silence. ‘Nothing’s happening.’

‘Just wait. Cool stuff always comes out of these holes in the movies.’