When my pen pal, @raymondsbrain, was studying in Japan, he also taught some English on the side. He once confided that he had wanted to use some of my letters as examples for his students. This 100-word story provides a clue why he couldn't. #vss #flashfiction #陰毛
https://drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/04/from-letter-to-ray-in-japan.html
Working this week on the 🇨🇦 election campaign, I’ve been pressed into doing a lot more data entry than I’ve done in a while . . . made a whole lot easier by this simple little trick I remembered from back in the ’90s.
Here's a 100-word story about my favourite candy store growing up. Fifty years later and my only regret—besides the wretched state of my teeth—is that I went for the candy and eschewed their cashews.
https://drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/03/quarter-pound-foolish.html
These days, it seems, the farther I wander down memory lane, the greater the chance of finding a piece of sad news waiting for me at the end. Still, here's 200 words about a kid from my Grade 7 class.
Just signing a petition probably won't be enough to save us from the Orange Menace, but it's a good enough start.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pledge-for-canada-petition?source=direct_link&
This petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient Canada. Please consider signing on to the Pledge for Canada if you agree that the principles set out represent a useful starting point for encouraging the solidarity we need and for urging our leaders to work together to develop a whole of Canada approach.
Long before Trump started this idiotic #tradewar, I've been working on my own coping strategy to get myself through the next four years. It's not even particularly clever, but at least it's only #100words long.
https://drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/02/sereni-tish.html
By the time they reach the age of 5, most kids have a full set of 20 teeth in their mouths. This 100-word story is a tale of 1 of them.
