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Entries for the Micro Fiction Challenge 2022 and Drabble Activity 2024. |
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Short stories of 100 words exactly, written for the Micro Fiction Challenge, 2022, the Drabble Activity 2024, plus a few for my own benefit. |
| The Wisdom of the Owl Through chess, I once met a man whose hobby was falconry. Although he kept several birds of types you might expect, he also had a large and impressive owl that he did not use for falconry. I asked him why not. He replied that the bird was too stupid for that and I accepted this information without further thought. It was much later that I realised that this was nonsense. The bird was useless for falconry because it was nocturnal. It would have been like selecting your best skier to represent the country in the summer Olympics. Timing is everything. Word count: 100 For Microscopic Stories and The Bradbury. |
| Hamelin It’s true about the rats. And there’s a town in Germany called Hamelin. But the matter of the piper being dressed in a sort of two-tone outfit is a total fabrication. He did try to lead the children away as revenge for not being paid for his services. But the townsfolk rumbled him before he could get them hidden. Just in time, they headed him off at the pass. His punishment was much worse than being swindled out of his proper remuneration. I’ll not shock you with the details but would advise you never to sample Hamelin’s famous meat pies. Word count: 100 For Microscopic Stories and The Bradbury. |
| Thermopylae Again A boy was throwing stones at a tin can he’d set up in the empty lot. It was no more than a rusty and misshapen target balanced on the few bricks remaining of a wall that had long ago been demolished. Heat radiated from the stony ground as the sun beat unrelenting on the scene. The game was ended as the stone connected with the can, knocking it off its perch. It disappeared behind the wall. In exultation, the boy leapt to his feet, his arms raised in triumph. Behind him, hoplites in a Spartan phalanx joined in his celebration. Word count: 100 For Microscopic Stories and The Bradbury. |
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