Red Mast: Part I ( A 100 Word Story)

“Fire!”

At the Captain's command twenty broadside cannons spewed hell's fire, smoke and brimstone orbs into the air. The spheres carried with them the thunderous echo of dissension and presented it one by one to their target with the fury of a scorned lover. Unrelenting, the battery reduced the marked ship to splinters of charred wood ─ naval lint.


They would not misinterpret or ignore his subtle message. After all, most things are more gentle than the kiss from a cannonball, but few are as conclusive. On this day, the Captain had many final kisses to deliver, to many former lovers.




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Lunch Break

Bologna again. Rick stared at the sandwich and its round edge of meat between the crusts before he took a grudging bite. A hero sub would be nice once in awhile. This tastes horrible and it’s so small, he thought as he stuffed the remainder of it into his mouth.

Rick grabbed the shovel leaning against the Cadillac’s bumper and dug a few more loads from the long shallow pit. His stomach growled. What he wouldn’t give for roast beef. He pulled the stained lumpy burlap sack from the trunk and dragged it into the hole.

Pastrami would be best.



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It has been awhile since my last post; what a shame. But I am back and I thought it was only fitting to restart my blog since I start my first day of class after work. I caught the writing bug again thanks to my Sister Erica, who gave me a copy of The Complete Artists Way. I immediately found a class to help me be a better writer and give me deadlines. So we'll see how it goes.

In the mean time I am going to begin to post some of my short works or rather 100 word stories, which I submit to a weekly writing contest at
100 Word Stories . There is no prize only, the winner gets to pick the subject for the next week. And everyone's work is included in the weekly podcast.

I will also post any assignments from my class as well as some book reviews here and there.

So, I welcome me back and I welcome any of you who are returning back.

Lets get started.