The 100 Word Stories Podcast
Episodes
Galazy
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some professor at some university discovered a new galaxy. No other scientist had seen it before. Until this guy did. I think it was a guy. Could have...
Play the dirty game
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We like to disguise interrogators as Red Cross or lawyers or reporters, and they’d ask the prisoner if they wanted to send anything out to their...
The hall
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every four years, the theme park’s engineers build robots for the exhibit with the robotic presidents. They build the two partys’ candidat...
Dumb commercial
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t understand why that weight loss drug needed Serena Williams as a celebrity in their Super Bowl Commercial. If you have a working and saf...
Weekly Challenge #1033 – Vanishing Point
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lewie Lisa Lizzie Richard Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Experiment RICHARD Perspective “Do you understand it now?̶...
Reward stars
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The teacher put reward stars on homework. Gold for great, silver for good. If you didn’t have a star, you had a problem. My brother was two years ol...
A thief to catch a thief
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It takes a thief to catch a thief, they say. So the FBI made the old swindler an offer. Pose as a rich Arab and bribe a bunch of crooked politicians, ...
Summer evenings
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On warm summer evenings, I like to walk to the abandoned golf course and stand by one of the ponds. The water is usually pretty clear, with a few lily...
Cat regrets
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Myst is the cat who goes outside to roam and stays out so long, she makes us worry if she’s ever coming home. You know, like Bruwyn. Myst came h...
Peppers
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The explorers search for the peppers. The botanist identifies the peppers. The agricultural conglomerate seeds the peppers. The tractor plants the pep...
Pandemic classes
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When the pandemic hit and schools were closed, the classes got on Zoom or specialized distance learning apps. Teachers who were tired of teaching the ...
Weekly Challenge #1032 – Fancy
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lewie Lisa Lizzie Richard Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Vanishing point LEWIE I saw an advertisement. It was a feast fit fo...
Wanting kids
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
My mother has a younger sister. And she’s a thieving, conniving bitch. Robbed my grandmother blind and sent her broke ass to drain my parents dr...
Chemical memory
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you keep a device constantly charging, or top it off every night, the battery has a chemical memory to it and will hold less of a charge. So itR...
For the glory
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Once upon a time, our people built great space ships. The space ships, they flew so fast. Faster that light. And we flew between the stars. So many wo...
Ten bucks
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
My friend just got a 10 dollar an hour raise as a contractor. I remember when I was making less than 10 dollars an hour working in a fast food chicken...
Every chick
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every chick I ever fucked became a lesbian. My first girlfriend, my second girlfriend. The chick I cheated on her with (the second girlfriend). All of...
Fury
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
They say that hell half no fury like a woman scorned but now that I’m in hell, I beg to differ. I did a lot lot of scorning, believe you and me. I’...
Weekly Challenge #1031 PICK TWO Hush Beauty Chisel One-eyed owl Interceptor
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lewie Lisa Lizzie Richard Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Fancy LEWIE The one-eyed owl had a chiseled jaw line. His hushed bea...
Giraffe delivery
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I used to think that the test for being rich would be to be able to go to a website and with only a few clicks have a real live giraffe delivered to y...
Close to the water
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes I think I should’ve gotten a house closer to the water. And then I see the Pest Control and animal trapper trucks on the street. I asked t...
Night nurse
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can bet on anything now. Celebrity surgeries are all the rage on the betting desks. Live, die, or complications. I look up the patient history. Th...
Morning duty
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Usually after his morning walk, John would do his morning business in the toilet and jump in the shower. However, today he was a bit backed up. So, he...
Doublebooked
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The meeting went long, so when the meeting was over, I hopped in my time machine to go back and catch the beginning of the other meeting that had alre...
Last man standing
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When the smoke cleared, Billy was the last man standing. Clint was sitting in the middle of the street. Bart was laying on his back, looking up at the...
Weekly Challenge #1030 – Paranoia
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lewie Lisa Lizzie Richard Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is PICK TWO Hush Beauty Chisel One-eyed owl Interceptor LEWIE Spooker B...
A bitter pill to swallow
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So, I found an accounting error. Reported it to the CEO. Who did nothing about it. Then, I reported it to the SEC. The company doesn’t just fire...
Bob Thomas Morton
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mom and Dad took me to the cemetery every weekend. We visited Grandma and Grampa and me there. Me, Bob Thomas Morton. Well, not really me. Mom and Dad...
I can’t breathe
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So, a cop took a fentanyl addict with hypertension and a heart condition to the ground and knee-pressed the guy’s neck. City coroner said heart ...
The crying of Lot Devil
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So, my parents finally sold their house. But they didn’t sell the wooded empty lot next door. They had bought that lot to preserve their peace a...
Violin
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I used to play the violin. But I didn’t play it well. “Maybe I need a better violin?” So, I’d buy violin after violin, until I...
Mickey
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey Mantle jumped the line, got a new liver, but it didn’t do him much good. He got sicker and sicker, and former teammates came to Dallas to...
Weekly Challenge #1029 – Broken light bulb
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lewie Lizzie Richard Lisa Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Paranoid LEWIE George had an idea. It wasn’t a bright idea. It was...
Sinclair Lewis
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sinclair Lewis once said that every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on. In spite of his Socialist tendencies, Sinclair Lewis like...
Traitor Cat
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When my sister in law comes to visit, I set up a bed in the spare room. And the cats check it out. At bedtime, Tinny the cat becomes a snuggle cat. An...
Trejo
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some kids want to be policemen, others want to be astronauts. Joey wanted to be boxing champion of the local prison. He trained and built up his body ...
Crazy Pills Cashback
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Apple card is three percent at Apple, Exxon, and Walgreens. I don’t need a new iPhone, I’m not going to use it on an insecure gas pump...
Sysco
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The sysco truck has the motto follow me to your next grade meal on its back. I’ve got time to kill. So I did, thinking that it was gonna stop at one...
Lines and seats
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Teddy had a good gig, standing in line for other people. The more important the thing people were waiting for in line, the more he’d make. He al...
Weekly Challenge #1028 – Sharp Scissors
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lewie Lizzie Richard Tom Lizzie Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Broken light bulb LEWIE The hobo clown, Doc, swiped the oversized,...
Living wages
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A group of coffee warehouse workers looked around the warehouse and grumbled. The tasters kept approving cheaper and cheaper crap. So, they quit and b...
Isn’t always right
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We walk past their framed photos on the way into the office. Three years ago, killed by an angry customer with a bag full of guns. I remember that sup...
Find me under the sea
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We didn’t know a U boat was on our tail until the torpedoes hit our ship. Some of us made it to the lifeboard. The captain handed me his hat and...
Bad medicine
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to your health, it is important to keep a sense of perspective. A case is more interesting than a bout. A malady is more interesting tha...
Endless death
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence. Machine Learning. Rational decisions imposed on irrational and emotional conscious individuals. More and more, people replace...
Bedford Falls
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Old Man Potter wheeled his chair down the street to the bridge, muttering how that damned George Bailey had gotten the best of him. His lawyers were l...
Weekly Challenge #1027 – PICK TWO Siren, Locked Vending, Machine, Journey’s end, Bullet train
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Tom Lizzie Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Sharp scissors LIZZIE Lock the fancy suitcase with that fancy padlock you bough...
Mammy
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Medusa turned to stone anyone who gazed upon her face. Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships. But Mammy had the power to make men wa...
Looters
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The rioters and looters swept across the mall, looting everything they could. Televisions, computers… all kinds of electronic equipment. What th...
I wish you unwell
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To the people who misconfigure and screw up the laundry center’s payment controls, broken tap panels and slots and readers, I wish you unwell. S...
The twin
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The company I work for used to be a startup cowboy coder place. But over time, it has descended into a progressive woke leftist place. Every straight ...
Solve the problem
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Angelo, he was a good soldier. He worked for the captain, he did what he was asked to do. Kill, steal, whatever. The captain took orders from the unde...
Covid 20
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t think the Chinese went far enough when they engineered and released COVID-19. I’m hoping that they find a way to perfect it, and t...
Weekly Challenge #1026 – Candle
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Lisa Tom Lizzie Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is PICK TWO Siren Locked Vending Machine Journey’s end Bullet train NORVAL ...
Survived by
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
i used to wonder about obituaries that appear days or months after the person had died. When my sick evil father died, I wondered what pack of lies an...
Loving family
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Word got out that Cindy died. The notice said that she was surrounded by family. Some people envision a hospital bed, where everyone’s standing ...
Verlander the slut
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morganna Roberts was known as The Kissing Bandit. The huge-breasted ex-stripper would run on to the field to kiss the players. Or coaches. Or mascots,...
Support role
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When I was an IT Manager, I didn’t do much managing. I was the only IT person for most of that job, and had half a headcount to cover for me whe...
Not a miracle
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was the first night of Hanukkah, and Ted only had a few candles. He cut them into smaller pieces, and he did his best to make them last all 8 night...
Weekly Challenge #1025 – Correlation
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Lisa Tom Lizzie Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Candle LISA Homework Mum and Dad were arguing so Michael went upstairs to ...
Auction block
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Pirates of the Caribbean ride has been updated and upgraded over the years. The figures and songs adjusted to modern sensibilities. Instead of a p...
Shoot to kill
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Agencies want to know three things: Are you willing to kill? Are you able to kill? And can you do it without leaving a trace back to you or them? Marc...
The ship we are
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I cannot describe the ship. Its surface absorbs all light. Its shape, indeterminate. One moment, I was standing outside if it, I put my hand out…...
Pineapple
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My previous job would send employees on a two week trip to Hawaii after ten years of service. When I got to nine and a half years of service, I quit. ...
Wedding planner
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brittany was a wedding planner for dogs. Crazy dog owners would get their dogs hitched with other dogs, and she’d plan out the party, get the gu...
Nothing to waste
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In his will, Freddy hated to waste anything. He said he didn’t want to waste a good suit and nice shoes. Or any wood or metal for the coffin. An...
Weekly Challenge #1024 – Cool
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Lisa Tom Lizzie Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Correlation LISA Boxing Day The house was clinically clean; guests were du...
Cruella ads
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I see advertisements for Cruella all over the place. They’re fucking obnoxious and ugly. I don’t know anyone who saw Cruella in the theatr...
Impact
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Books open people to new ideas and worlds. I think back to the books that impacted my life. The Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary that had so many...
Rise up and up
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan built a platform for the camera. Then he rigged it to a weather balloon. Filling the balloon, until it was ready to release. And that’s when...
Scooter things
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I live in a golfing and tennis resort community, even though I don’t golf or play tennis. A lot of people drive around in golf carts. They drive in ...
Rita
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rita taught English in Dubai and lost her teaching job after she complained that half the kids in her class were named Mohammed. That’s all the admi...
Baban
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There were angry marches all over the world. Earth is sexist. Earth is racist. Earth is bigoted. The Baban Empire’s embassies offered free trips...
Weekly Challenge #1023 – PICK TWO Someone else, Roast, When will it stop?, Support Network, Moonwalk
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Lisa Tom Lizzie Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Cool RICHARD Moves like stagger On Mondays, I run a support network for pe...
The mothers of defection
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We put together a band. Played covers in our garage, played a few gigs. Wrote a few songs, played a few more gigs. Got on the radio. Cut an album,...
The death trains
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another train rolls in to Pelosi state penitentiary, Unloading the surviving passengers, hose out the vomit and blood and shit before sending the trai...
Bobby’s no good
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bobby was a rough kid. His mother said, you, you're no good, Bobby. So he left home. Went out on the road. Bobby went to a psychic to read his fut...
Peaceful
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The police arrested a peaceful protester with a knife in his pocket. The police arrested a peaceful protester with a gun in his pocket. The police a...
Clean needles
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's okay to share needles if you're clean and the first one to use the needle. How do you know you're the first to use the needle? Be the one who o...
The prankster
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The perfect trees, the perfect flowers. The perfect path, the perfect grass. Everything in the park was perfect. Even the litter people tossed out ...
Weekly Challenge #1022 – Pencil case
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Lisa Tom Lizzie Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is PICK TWO Someone else Roast When will it s...
Vouchers
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My laptop is wearing out. And because I'm always at home, I figured I might as well get a desktop. So, I planned one out. Processor. Memory. Coolin...
You made me
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody ever wants to be born. Or be made. You made me. And you made me feel. I loved you so much. But I could never tell you. Sure, you could mak...
Focus on me
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So, I haven't been happy with work. I don't do it for the money. I do it for pride. I do a lot of work, I'm highly motivated. I'm proud of it. But ...
Don’t be Andy Dick
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wil Wheaton's Law is a simple one: "Don't be a dick." And that law is a good one. Nobody should be a dick. But it's actually a misquote. Just lik...
Early
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the bomb went off at the cafe. You had gotten there early. Too early. And I was on time But too late to be with you. When the bomb went off ...
The border
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you live on a ranch near the border, you get a lot of unexpected visitors. They will try to take things. Some of leave enough out to help them ...
Weekly Challenge #1021 – Poetry
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Lisa Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Pencil case LISA The Dog Walk Afternoon. The ...
Elaine’s walk of shame
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every time Elaine drank herself into a blackout and woke up in some strange guy's bed, she swore she wouldn't do it again. Bagging up the guy's body,...