I’ve mentioned before on this blog the website 101 words that publishes stories of exactly 101-words. That post was to highlight how useful the ideal title can be when words are limited.
This post is in awe at the ability to fit an actual story, – with beginning, middle and end – into 101 words. In my opinion, Angela Teagardner’s story My Wraith (published March 11th 2021) hits the spot.
Click here to read it and see what you think.
Writing Wrinkles, and Random Ramblings 
That was one creepy tale! Hope I don’t see any snowmen for a while. I prefer long sagas to fully immerse me.
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I’m just getting back into novels myself. I seem to have been too busy these last few years.
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Covid seems to have turned my habits to either nonfiction or mysteries.
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I like both short and long books… but it is amazing what one can say with so few words…
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It’s a skill I’m still pursuing. Although, when I’ve edited a 3000 word story down to 2000 words for a competition, it’s also amazing how few of them go back in when expanding it for a submission with a more generous wordcount
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I’m sure once you get rid of them, there is not much desire to add them back…
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There is not much desire to ever look at that story ever again!
(But I do)
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I guess that happens… 🙂
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