George the Ghost Pirate
George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate. So, he put a sheet over his head and said he was a ghost pirate. “BOOOOOO...
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The 100 Word Stories Podcast
Twisted fairy tales for broken people.
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20 of 98 episodesSanta drinks Fanta
The Coca-Cola company invented the modern image of Santa, with his red fur clothes with white trim. For years he’s been advertising the beve...
Homeschool
Kris Kringle the Thirty-Seventh was homeschooled. His dad insisted on it. Back in the old days, helper elves and Santas got along. But moder...
Storm cellar
Gary didn’t have a basement or a storm cellar. So he heard the tornado siren, and calmly walked to the central bath, got in the tub, and wai...
Fame fortune and glory
Louis’ travel agency hit hard times. Online portals and aggregators wiped out his airline business, cruise packages, and safari tours. So he...
Nose clean
The most important advice Jim ever got before going to prison was to keep his nose clean. However, it was really hard to get beauty products...
Weekly Challenge #1064 – My name is…
Richard Lizzie Lisa Norval Joe Serendipidy Tom Planet Z The next topic is Silence RICHARD What’s in a name? The food was rather good. I was...
Audiobooks
Danny had a pretty long commute, so he’d load Audiobooks on his phone and play them through his speakers. And he really enjoyed having...
Mildred
Mildred is my father‘s aunt, but we all call her aunt Mildred. Once, I called her great aunt, my mother took me aside and slapped me a few t...
Spacewalk
Mission control sent up a plaque with the newest crew. It’s for Frankie, commemorating the fact that he was the record holder for the longes...
Omalley
After the heart attack, Mulligan said he’d be retiring and closing the bar. O’Malley, his lead bartender, offered to buy it. He hosted the r...
Extra special senior lead manager
Henry interviewed for a manager role. Do you think he did well on the interview? Yes. They liked his answers. However, based on his years of...
BPB
I remember back in college when a roommate dated a girl and said she passed the paper bag test and I thought he meant he could put a paper b...
Weekly Challenge #1063- Frostbite
Richard Lisa Lizzie Tom Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is My name is… RICHARD Frostbitten I told you about that time I unwit...
Woodsman
The Tin Woodman wasn’t always made out of Tin. He started off made out of a woodsman. But he had broken the heart of a witch, and she cursed...
Vultures, vultures
Mother called herself an antique dealer, but the way she hunted for rural estate sales, I think vulture was the more appropriate label. She’...
Shitty parents, shittier kids
Lenny lived in a neighborhood with lots of walking paths and bike routes. He’d go for walks in the woods and along the golf course every day...
Rank and file
The army has its humor. When George Rank and Henry File enlisted, the leadership saw an opportunity. So, they were promoted quickly. And des...
The sound of freedom
Living near an Air Force Base, occasionally you’ll hear a jet going by. And even though they’re not supposed to go sonic overland, but you s...
Kinda Like Tilda
Charlie’s favorite pickup line was is heaven missing an angel because I’m seeing one right in front of me. When Michael the archangel went d...