EXERCISE: 100 word wonders?

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Original Posting 25 March 2012

Just thinking it's been a while since we did 100 word challenges. And I think they're kind of fun. After all, can you tell a story -- or at least make us feel something -- in just 100 words?

To help avoid confusion, let's say that titles should be five words or less. And then the text of your story should be 100 words. Not 99, not 101, but 100. All right? Yes it's tight. No question about it. But it makes us pay attention to our word choice, to fitting everything into just a few words.

And since some of us might be feeling poetic, should we also ask for haiku? 5-7-5? Or maybe tanka? 5-7-5-7-7, if I remember right? Or maybe just go straight for limericks? There was an old man in Japan, who made jokes about being a fan...

Oh, and since we so often forget the nonfiction side of things... How about 100 word movie, TV show, or book reviews? Tell us a little bit about it, give us a feeling for whether or not we should buy it, and make it interesting. After all, even if it's just 100 words, you don't want to leave us feeling bored, do you?

All right? 100 word stories, short poetry, and 100 word reviews.

Little spring sprouts now,
100 words between friends,
metaphors delight.

Go ahead, write.