101 Word Short Stories
By Kate E Lore
The tunnel is painted to look like the open mouth of a monster. With all that algae, trash, and the rush of water, this thing appears to be perpetually vomiting. Inside, its throat is coated. Like the ancient cave paintings of Chauvet, many hands have marked here. Layered spray-paint. The humans cover their mouths with…
By Stephen Ground
Tired by Tuesday, I’m nosing a bottle alone at my local when a Nine approaches and buys my next three. We dance slow, smoke in heavy snow. Pressed close, she whispers, It’s time. I hail a cab. Transfixed by my sixteen-karat grin, she squeals, strokes my chest, licks me neck to ear. Dumped by the…
By Leela Bear
The landscape is barren. The train speeds through it. I am headed to the megalopolis for an interview. Television screens in the cabin distract the passengers from an overwhelming immediate reality beyond their windows. No one can remember when the conditioning started, but it was effective. Slowly the plants disappeared into tunnel farms, and beasts…
