Posts Tagged ‘Dave Harper’
Jul
Drooley
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
We named our new bulldog pup, Drooley, in honor of never-ending slobbering. As he matured, Drooley’s slobbering grew worse. Navigating through our house was like running a gauntlet of huge slime spots that Drooley slung on floors and walls every time he shook his head.
We took Drooley to our vet who laughed when she measured the prodigious amount of slobber that Drooley produced, but she couldn’t recommend any measures to reduce it.
Desperate, we invented our own cure. We added alum to Drooley’s food.
A week later, we celebrated our brilliant discovery by giving Drooley a new name, Pucker.
From Guest Contributor Dave Harper
Dave is a recovering software developer who now finds himself addicted to writing fiction.
Jun
Unsolved
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
Jon Gilbert took his tools from the back of the company van, walked to Jocelyn Pierce’s front door, and started to ring the bell when he noticed that the door was ajar. He was perplexed, having been warned by his boss that Mrs. Pierce, who was robbed a few months before, was obsessed with home security. Not wanting to enter the Pierce house uninvited, Jon shouted “Arno Landscaping.” When there was no response, he stepped into Mrs. Pierce’s foyer. There he found her lifeless body, supine, unmoving eyes staring, not seeing, a faceless doll nailed to the ceiling above her.
From Guest Contributor Dave Harper
Dave, a recovering software developer, now finds himself addicted to writing fiction.
Jun
Attrition
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
I’m meeting with Robert Todd, our best employee. He arrives early, stays late, seldom takes sick days, and works well with staff.
“Bob, come in,” I say when I spot him waiting by my office door.
“As you know the powers that be cut our budget and we have to let some employees go. Since you do the work of at least four of our other employees, I have no choice: get rid of four employees or you.”
“You don’t want to see four families lose their major primary breadwinners, do you?”
Bob didn’t respond.
“Robert, you’re fired,” I say.
From Guest Contributor Dave Harper
Dave, a recovering software developer, now finds himself addicted to writing fiction.
May
The Origin Of Myth
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
As far back as anyone can remember, Lulumak stole. When he was young, the elders told Lulumak’s parents that this was a sign of intelligence but once he matured into warriorhood, the elders warned Lulumak that he would be punished if he stole again. A day after Lulumak was warned, Chinoon caught him stealing fish from Yellow Hair’s net. The next day a few elders told Lulumak they discovered a rich fishing area and invited him to fish with them. When the elders returned without Lulumak, they told the tribe that Nanal, the monster, had eaten Lulumak for his sin.
From Guest Contributor Dave Harper
Dave, a recovering software developer, now finds himself addicted to writing fiction.