January, 2010 Archives
Jan
The Epic Saga Of Nathaniel Greenleaf
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
The wind blew hot. Nat, backing up against the giant oak, fumbled for his sword. The goblins surrounded him, sneering.
Nat had not wanted to become an adventurer. But the evil Lord Vespin killed Dambledorf, his bumbling mentor. The ancient canon demanded vengeance, and so he set off for Castle Shinbone with his motley companions. The only problem, they had no idea where they were going.
“Look inside my trunk,” boomed a voice behind Nat. Was that the tree?
He reached inside a dark cavity, and pulled out a parchment. It was a map. Revenge would be his after all.
Genre: High Fantasy
Jan
High School Confidential
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
The quarterback, blonde, drives a corvette, announced, “We’re going to decimate Bayside High at Homecoming.” All the girls swooned.
The nerd raised his hand, “Actually, decimate means to destroy one out of every ten.”
After class, the quarterback punched out the nerd in front of the head cheerleader. He then asked her to the dance.
The nerd was secretly in love with the cheerleader. He did her chemistry homework, hoping she would remember his name.
At the dance, the cheerleader realized that the nerd was actually the man of her dreams. They lived happily ever after, at least until college.
Genre: High School
Jan
The Eudoriad
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
The oracle decreed disaster. Castor, King of Thebes, would be murdered by his own brother. As the first of seven sons, Castor had six murders to commit if he wished to cheat the fates.
Eudora, Castor’s wife, ingeniously suggested he start a war with neighboring Sparta. “Make your brothers into Generals. The Spartans, far superior, will decimate them.”
Castor agreed, but arrogantly wishing to absolve his guilt, he told his venerable mother what was about to happen. He urged her to pray to the Gods for their deliverance into heaven.
Fate being involved, you can probably guess the cathartic outcome.
Genre: Greek Tragedy
Jan
The Hard-Boiled Dental Practitioner
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
When Nora walked into my office, I knew I was headed for trouble, the way a mosquito heads straight for an albino. Her brother was missing, and she wanted me to learn who was responsible. If I could find the 100,000 dollars he stole from her, all the better.
Her brother was the kind of scum that spat in your prescription bottles when he looked in your medicine cabinet. He was wanted by the police, by the mob, by the FBI, by everyone except the U.S. Army.
I told her no thanks. She needed a private dick, not a dentist.
Genre: Noir
Jan
String Theory Adventures
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
Captain Zerxes watched as three Galactic Frigates closed in on their position. With the hyperdrive destroyed, escape at light speed was impossible.
“Incoming!” shouted Commander Bishop. Three Deuterium Torpedoes had locked onto their position.
“Prepare for impact,” the captain ordered.
“We’ll be destroyed for sure.”
Zerxes could at least take solace in his first officer’s death. He was always stating the obvious. It was very annoying.
“Don’t forget,” the captain lectured. “We may have failed in this timeline, but upon entering the worm hole we created multiple realities. We will succeed in at least one of them. It’s simple mathematics.”
Genre: Science Fiction
Jan
I’m Engaged To A Dentist
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
Meg looks across the room, and sees two beautiful blue eyes staring back at her. She falls in love.
Meg and Tom are perfect opposites. She loves cats. He loves dogs. He prefers TV night, and she likes dancing. But love conquers all.
Then Meg discovers that Tom is not really a dentist. He is a top-secret agent for a top-secret government spy organization. Meg doubts she can ever trust him again.
She calls off the wedding. But when terrorists kidnap her, and Tom risks his life to save not only Meg, but Fluffy too, they live happily ever after.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Jan
Winning Isn’t Everything
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
Eddie looked at the shot clock. Ten seconds remained, trailing by one.
He would take the last shot himself. No one else could be trusted. His teammates had already come close to ruining everything.
With five seconds left, he crossed over to his left hand, and drove into the lane. Three players collapsed on him. From the corner of his eye, he saw Ryan wide open.
Instead of passing, he forced the shot. It bounced violently off the rim. They lost the championship.
Eddie hid a smile. They may have lost the game, but he had just won 50,000 dollars.
Genre: Sports
Jan
Black Bart
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
Black Bart rode into town on his black horse, his black hat hanging low over his eyes. He had traveled two weeks to Ingalls, and the legends seemed true, with more saloons than shops, and not a lawman in sight.
Bart headed directly to the Tanglefoot, the most famous gambling establishment in all of Oklahoma. His brother spent most of his time there, and all of his money. The shootout, if necessary, would take place inside.
He was under strict orders from his mother. Bring home his brother, or die trying. Better to be shot here than disappoint his mother.
Genre: Western
Jan
The Ghostly Buccaneer
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
The wind whipped at my tattered jacket sleeve. The unholy mixture of salt, blood and sweat sickened me. My severed stump floated on the waves, sailing true north, until the menacing visage of the great white crested the surface and swallowed my dearly departed appendage.
Across the water, standing astern, laughing, the ghostly flicker of the Buccaneer gripped my eye. But with relief I heard his mast crashing into the sea. Our gamble had worked. The Hell Frigate drifted away helplessly.
The hunt was just getting started. I knew it would continue throughout the Seven Seas and into my nightmares.
Genre: Pirates
Jan
News: January Is Genre Month
by thegooddoctor in News
Happy new year!
The month of January has officially been dubbed Genre Month. Each story this month will fall into a specific genre, whether it’s a western, a mystery, a romantic comedy, or James Joyce.
If you have any suggestions for genres you would like to see me tackle, let me know. Or perhaps you have your own 100 word genre piece you’d like to submit. I encourage you all to join in the 100 word fun.