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25 Oct 2025
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Stop sign

The rain beat against the car roof and she gazed through the sweeping wipers. She hated the short, dark winter days. Traffic was heavy and the cars moved at walking pace.

She couldn’t remember getting in the car and her stomach rolled and tumbled when she thought about it. She had grabbed her keys, her bag and her phone but, despite the weather, she had left home with no coat.

She arrived at the stop sign. Ahead; under the low, grey, evening sky, everything was dark.

She looked at herself in the mirror.

Behind her, everything was even darker.

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16 Aug 2025
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99-word story: Leaving

The two men sat at the bar. From the other room came the rattle of a fruit machine and the clink of dishes.

Their beers stood mostly full.

The older man stared at his hands. The younger one watched the traffic pass and shrink into the distance.

“You sure you’re ready?” the older man said.

The younger man rubbed his eyes with both hands.

“It’s not me that decides. The decision’s been made. Guess I’d better get used to taking orders.”

He paused.

“I just hope I make it back.”

The older man nodded.

“Me too. Your mother especially.”

With this story, I wanted to try what Hemingway called the ‘Iceberg theory”, to see how much can be conveyed with as few words as possible. I hope I succeeded, to some degree.

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