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George the bear

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2025/03/13

Tomorrow, Ann was going off to college. It wasn't easy deciding what to take and what to leave behind. She wouldn't have enough room for everything. This poster stays, this blanket comes with. She looked at the shelf with her teddy bear collection. Every one, her father had given her after he returned a business trip. She held the bear with the eyepatch and bandanna. "This one is from Puerto Rico," he had said. "George," said Ann. "His name is George. George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good

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George and the pirate street signs

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2025/03/12

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. Even though stores in New Orleans sell replicas of the street signs, people want the real deal. So, George went out with a hacksaw and a burlap sack to collect the actual street signs. After George filled his burlap sack, he got lost because there weren't any street signs. "Siri, how do I get back to the ship?" he asked his iPhone. No response. The battery was dead. After he got arrested by the police, he used the police station's phone to call

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Weekly Challenge #985 – Ashlar

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2025/03/09

ThomasRichard Serendipidy Norval Joe Tom Planet Z The next topic is TV in the background THOMAS ASHLAR The Lithuanian masons of Novakouskis & Sons were unmatched in their craft, their ashlar walls stood like timeless monuments. Their office, a short walk from Ford Funeral Home, saw frequent visits from the solemn Mr. Ford. One evening, he arrived at Novak’s with an unusual request—discreet disposal of a hundred buckets of unclaimed cremains. Mr. Novakouskis

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George the useful idiot

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2025/03/08

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. He heard stories of Blackbeard, who put candles and cannon fuses in his beard, giving off a thick black cloud that made him look like a demonic figure. So, before the next battle, George covered himself with candles and cannon fuses, and lit them. George was quickly engulfed in flames, and he ran around screaming. The men on the other ship thought George was a demonic figure and quickly surrendered. George's shipmates knocked him overboard,

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George forgets

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2025/03/07

George was a pirate... Well, more like he used to be a pirate. George was always forgetting things. But it became much worse over the years. He'd just stand there, confused. Right there in the middle of battle, in his underwear. "Oh, right," he'd say. "Yes." And just stand there. "Early onset dementia" is what the doctors said. His shipmates came to visit him in the home. "I'm Rummy Bill, remember?" said Rummy Bill, offering a swig from his jug of rum. He didn't remember. Now, they say George was a

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Quiet George

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2025/03/06

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. He had a lot of knowledge about piracy, but it was book knowledge, not experience. For some things, you need that practical hands-on knowledge and years of experience. Piracy is one of those. Heck, George even read that in a book. So, George put the book down, and started to pillage and loot the library. "SSSSSSHHHHHH!" hissed the librarian. George apologized, and tried to pillage and loot quietly. After a while, George became an expert at

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George on wings of glory

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2025/03/05

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. While good pirates swing from ropes to board a vessel, George was obsessed with doing this with a hang glider. Usually, he'd get stuck in the rigging. Other times, he'd jump too soon, and end up crashing into the ocean. Or a gust of wind would carry him miles away, and then he'd crash into the ocean. "Why can't you swing from a rope like everybody else, George?" asked the captain. So, George got a rope. And tied it to his hang glider. He crashed

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George’s dreams

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2025/03/04

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. He had bad dreams, of towns on fire... women and children screaming and running from the flames. George woke up in a cold sweat, shaking and trembling. When they were about to raid a town, George would feel queasy and he'd throw up. His hands would sweat, he'd lose his grip on his cutlass. He studied medicine, hoping to become the ship's surgeon, but the sight of blood made him sick. "Avast, quiet ye scurvy dogs!" the captain hissed. "Ready the

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