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The 100 Word Novel – Thirty-Two: The Storage Room
Twenty strides away from the gates of the Fort lay a small stone building. The tour guides liked to say that in civil war times it was a storage room and ignored the people who said that having a...
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The 100 Word Novel – Thirty-Three: Wake Up
Captain Butler awoke at dawn and stepped from his cot onto the cold wooden floor. He made fists with his toes and arched his back until it made a satisfying cracking noise. He dropped the to the floor...
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The 100 Word Novel – Thirty-Eight: Trapped
Bea awoke to a harsh smell that felt like someone was pulling out her nose hairs. She jumped from her blankets and ran to the door. She scattered the Fort Wednesday lunchboxes that the soldiers...
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The 100 Word Novel – Thirty-Nine: Watch
Joe stood on the walls watching the privates douse the storage hut with gasoline. A huge smile halved his face. ‘Finally,’ he muttered. ‘Something worth watching.’ The privates circled the hut...
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The 100 Word Novel – Forty: Shot
Bea kicked at the wooden door but it wouldn’t give. The inside of the hut was illuminated by the rising flames. She screamed for help but heard nothing but the crackling fire. And then she heard a...
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The 100 Word Novel – Forty-One: Stand Off
Peg marched the two privates back towards the fort. In one hand she held a pistol and in the other she held Bea’s hand. The big gates opened and Captain Butler strode out. A few of the other citizens...
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The 100 Word Novel – Forty-Four: Butler Gets Creative
‘However,’ said Butler. ‘You’re the only doctor we have and killing you would only condemn more of my men to death. Instead, I thought I’d be a little creative.’ There was a small commotion within the...
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The 100 Word Novel – Forty-Five: Choice that aren’t Choices
‘One, you drop your gun, take yourself to the brig and eventually we put you on trial. Two, you shoot Bea right now and all is forgiven. Three, I shoot your wife.’ Butler raised an eyebrow, awaiting a...
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The 100 Word Novel – Forty-Six: Miss and Hit
Bea stepped forward, ‘Please don’t kill me or Mrs Kat or Doctor Peg.’ She shivered in the bitter cold. ‘Honey,’ Said Butler. ‘I can’t bring you back within these walls. You might make everyone sick and...
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The 100 Word Novel – Forty-Seven: As Peg Lay Dying
Peg held onto her stomach. Blood seeped through her fingers. Kat was hovering her hands over Peg’s stomach, unsure what to touch or where to put pressure. She kept apologising. So this is it, thought...
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