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1:26

It spreads

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/28

I guess it isn’t working out so well.Protestors without masks. People coming across the border for health care. Kids being kids. Fingerpointing. Blame. Fools in stores refusing to wear masks. Beaches. Parks. Going out when we don’t have to. (You know, like my third grocery run of the week.) Or when we’re sick. I see the neighbors doing laundry without masks. Or going to their cars or walking their dogs. Dumbasses. Not washing our hands. We’re fat. We’re

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1:27

The package never boils

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/27

Two months ago, they launched a new series of video cards. But they didn’t make enough of them, so they were impossible to get. Unless you went through a scalper on eBay, of course. And they were damned expensive. For the past two months, barely any of the cards get to the stores. Scalpers keep snapping them up. But, thankfully, the prices are coming down. I did the math, and finally ordered one. I bookmarked the shipping tracker. It’s up in a browser tab. Every five minutes, I hit

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1:14

The cold dead heart

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/26

I got a letter from Greenpeace the other day. Your classic Save The Whales plea. When I think whales, I think the killer whale Shamoo at Sea World. Leaping from the water for fish. I also remember a whale watching boat off the coast of Cape Cod. A blinding storm with the waves tossing the boat around. Throwing up over the side until I could only dry heave and scream myself hoarse. I shred the letter and go online. Searching for defense funds of Japanese and Norwegian “marine research’ boats. Kill

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1:32

Run its course

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/25

I used to be pretty good at frisbee golf. I had a strong throw and pretty good accuracy. I practiced throwing at trees and trash cans at various distances. And I played the campus course nearly every day. After I graduated, I played the course a few times, but I eventually hung up the disks. Years later, I moved into a small town with a half-abandoned golf course. The community converted it into a nature walk and preserve. And set up frisbee golf cages. I got a new disk, went to the course, and

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1:10

Job posting

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/24

Freddy saw a job posting, and he sent his resume and cover letter. Two days later, they wrote him back saying that they went with another candidate. Then, a month later, the job posting appeared again. He adjusted his cover letter slightly, telling them that they wouldn’t have had to repost the job if they had hired him. He was ready to drag and drop it to the form, but decided to go with his original cover letter. Two days later, they went with another candidate. When the job posting appeared

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1:18

Light it up

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2026/03/24

Henderson liked to go for walks and smoke cigars after dinner.But that was kinda hard, being an astronaut on the space station. So, he ate his steak paste, strapped himself to the treadmill, and walked for a while. He wasn’t allowed to light a cigar, but he snuck one out of his coveralls and put it in his mouth unlit. When he finally got back down to Earth, the first thing he did was have a real steak. Then he went for a walk, lit his cigar, and coughed until he dropped it. And lit the

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11:55

Weekly Challenge #1039 – Bubble Wrap

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/22

LewieLisa Lizzie Richard Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is PICK TWO Cover band Slow down Empty streets Sculpture gallery Shred LISA A stressful Job John was stressed at work. He’d tried meditating, herbal tea and cutting his hours. He left the office altogether wondering if the commute was a factor and worked from home. All to no avail. His blood pressure was sky high and his family were worried so they ordered some executive, very expensive and delicate stress relief toys

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1:17

Cart

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/21

The shabby overcoat, boots, and dirty hat pushing the shopping cart full of junk around is Gertrude. But don’t bother calling her that. She’s stone deaf, and even if you stop her and write things down, she’ll just ignore you and keep going. Touch her or her cart, and she’ll beat you with an umbrella. Which she never uses when it rains. She goes from dumpster to dumpster, looking for things, throwing other things out. Some say she used to have a cat in that cart. Maybe she

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1:20

We come in REDACTED

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2026/03/20

It’s been a year since the aliens arrived, and everything is so much better. They brought all sorts of technology and medicine and other things, and aside from a few minor resistance incidents, the world is pretty much at peace. Although, one of the strange things in the treaty that humanity signed was a non-disclosure agreement. We can’t tell others about our special, intergalactic friends, or even communicate outside of our society. Earth is pretty much on its own now. Not that we mind. Everything

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1:55

The signal

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2026/03/20

The satellite just kind of drifted around Earth doing its job, picking up weather signals.One night, it caught something weird, like a low humming noise. Not a radio, not anything normal. It sounded almost like the ocean was singing, which didn’t make much sense from space. It kept listening, saving the signal. It wasn’t perfect, kind of broken and fuzzy. Later, it sent the sound back down. Most systems ignored it, but one analyzed the signal and found… something. For a second, everything

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1:25

Soma

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2026/03/19

Years ago, our town voted to Fluoridate the water.Now, we’re being asked to vote on Somadate the water. Scientists say Soma is safe. Just as safe as Fluoride. But instead of strengthening our teeth and reducing dental issues like Fluoride does, Soma will make us calmer and happier. It will reduce conflict and violence. The proposal shows charts and graphs from test studies and other cities. Crime rates are down. Suicide rates are down. People are much better and more productive. And more

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1:21

The overpasses

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2026/03/18

There are fences and cameras watching the overpasses.Because people throw things over the side on to the traffic below. There were a few wrecks. People got hurt. People got killed. So, the city added the fences and cameras. In spite of this, some people still throw things over the side. It’s not as easy, with the fences. But they still do. Cops park there now, taking their coffee breaks on the overpasses. But when the cops leave, it doesn’t take long for someone to throw something over

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1:29

Talk to Mars

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/17

The signal from the Mars colony stopped. We tried to connect to the emergency relay satellites, but they didn’t respond. It took a month to prepare a rocket to launch. And several months for it to reach Mars orbit. Long-range photos revealed nothing. Several probes landed nearby, releasing drones and crawlers to investigate. One went through a hangar bay, passed through an airlock, and rolled through the empty hallways. And then, it reached the auditorium. Hundreds of chairs, neatly arranged,

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12:56

Weekly Challenge #1038 – The noisiest place in the...

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/15

LewieLisa Lizzie Richard Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Bubble wrap. LEWIE Title: Silence Has Teeth Alone. In the dark. It is a cruel punishment. No one else around. Left to your thoughts. With people, you could tell them to quiet. Alone, there are none to silence. The mind never stops talking. It remembers every wrong, every injustice, every moment no one believed. The silence feeds it. “Shut up!” There are no consequences, only echoes. A mind can waste away

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1:23

Dumb fat monkey

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/14

When I go for my walks, I don’t wear a headset or listen to music or podcasts anymore. I’d rather listen to the birds, singing or the squirrels chittering or the crickets or the frogs. It’s so much calmer soundtrack than people trying to convince me to think like they do. Instead, I’d rather think like the birds and the squirrels. Although after years of walking in the trees, I couldn’t possibly tell you what they’re saying or thinking. Maybe it’s watch out. A big fat dumb monkey is walking around

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1:20

Waiting for Lord Foster

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/14

From the void came a wind. It blew in all directions. Lord Foster licked his finger and held it to the wind. He sensed… something… There. There it was. The void. And he walked into the void. His manservant Drake watched as Lord Foster vanished into the darkness. He didn’t follow. Foster had told him to wait. So, he waited. For hours. Days. Before he ran out of food or water, he ran out of patience. And he’d only been hired for the week. He yawned, picked up his folding chair,

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1:26

Danny will dance again

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/13

It’s been three years since Danny last danced. He’s sitting there, on the edge of the dance floor, watching all the dancers dancing. But day after day, he’ll watch, and then get up and go home. Without dancing. The next day, he’s back there at the edge of the dance floor, sitting. And watching. Sometimes, he smokes a cigarette. Other times, he pulls out his phone and calls someone. Once, a dancer walked up to Danny and asked him to dance. He shook his head and smiled. Maybe

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1:10

Snowball fight

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/11

Looking at all the sports at the winter Olympics and all the different competitions with teams and individual achievements, I wonder if they just wanna have a big snowball fight. I mean, it’s winter, you have a bunch of kids, there’s some rivalries, so why not snowball fight? You don’t have to keep score, you don’t need referees and you don’t need rules. And all the equipment you need is a good hat, a good jacket, good boots and snow pants, and really good gloves that keep your hands warm while

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1:07

Three car washes

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/11

I like to get a car wash after I go to the beach. It’s really to vacuum the sand up from my floormats, even though I wrap my shoes in a towel and put on slippers to avoid tracking sand in my car. I could do that at home with a shopvac or my dustbuster, but whatever. Yesterday, I had three car washes. First time around, the attendant told me the soap didn’t quite dispense, go back around. Then the vacuum system was offline, so he sent me to their other location. For a third car wash. And

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1:29

Box it up

The 100 Word Stories Podcast ·

2026/03/09

At the end of every contract, they mail out a FedEx label to put on a box to send their laptop back, and sometimes I like to put a little something extra in there like some candy or whatever promotional material they’ve sent me or in the rare cases they’ve acknowledged my existence, the awards were branded hat, or bottle or whatever or tote bag. Especially if it’s a shirt or some other clothing that acts as an advertisement. I seal it all up, slap the label on, and head to the Fedex store to start

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