Word-At-A-Time-Blog

101-word post, or “Karl”

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“Look, this is a new day,” Karl reminded himself, out loud, in the mirror. “Fresh start. Everyone’s already forgotten yesterday.” In fact, no one had forgotten yesterday, when Karl – who really just wanted to be liked – had declared “Yodel or Yoghurt Day” at work. He’d gone office to office, asking co-workers to yodel, … Read more

100-word post, or “Klandestiny Jones Goes Shopping”

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“Klandestiny Jones has been eating peanuts out of the shell for years, and Klandestiny Jones ain’t about to quit eating peanuts out of the shell now!” hollered Klandestiny Jones, to anyone within earshot of the checkout line of the Washburn, Illinois Save-On. In reality, Klandestiny Jones was allergic to peanuts. But she was scared out … Read more

99-word post, or “Timesheets of Army Telekinesis Study Participant, 1966”

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DAY 1: Stared at spoons attempting to bend one. DAY 2: SPOON BENT! Telekinetic Corps, here I come! DAY 3: Busted for using hands not mind to bend spoon yesterday. Think Anders ratted? DAY 14: FUCKING ANDERS totally BENT SPOONS! Asshole got in Mindfreak Platoon! DAY 15: SPOON THOUGHTS! SEMPER FI, MOTHERFUCKER! WANT THIS! Dependant … Read more