Welcome to the first Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic is: bunnies.

You have until midnight on Friday the 21st to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story, but if I have the time I will record and include all of the contributed stories in a single collection, which will be posted next Saturday.

If this takes off and there's a healthy amount of participation, I may go ahead with my plans to create 100 Words Or Les Nessman 2.0. (With weekly themes instead of daily themes to cut down on burnout and attrition.)

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Midnight came, and midnight went. Time's up!

There were 11 stories this week. Go ahead and listen to the stories (click on the grammy-o-phone icon there on the left side of this entry) and vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

Welcome to the second Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic is: five minutes late.

You have until midnight on Friday the 28th to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story, but if I have the time I will record and include all of the contributed stories in a single collection, which will be posted next Saturday.

If this takes off and there's a healthy amount of participation, I may go ahead with my plans to create 100 Words Or Les Nessman 2.0. (With weekly themes instead of daily themes to cut down on burnout and attrition.)

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Midnight came, and midnight went. Time's up!

There were 8 stories this week. Go ahead and listen to the stories (click on the grammy-o-phone icon there on the left side of this entry) and vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

Welcome to the third Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic is: Cinco de Mayo.

You have until midnight on Friday the 5th to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story, but if I have the time I will record and include all of the contributed stories in a single collection, which will be posted next Saturday.

If this takes off and there's a healthy amount of participation, I may go ahead with my plans to create 100 Words Or Les Nessman 2.0. (With weekly themes instead of daily themes to cut down on burnout and attrition.)

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Time's up!

Seven stories submitted this week. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

Welcome to the fourth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

In honor of Mother's Day, the topic is: mother.

You have until midnight on Friday the 12th to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture those nuance and inflection things, but I've always got the trained midget slave of dubious moral character available to record the story for you should push come to shove.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Time's up!

Six stories submitted this week, plus the usual madness from the planet of insane bards, Planet Z. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

Welcome to the fifth 100 Word Stories Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

It's horse racing season, observes Tommy of Striving For Average (last week's winner), and horses and their riders are running for the Triple Crown in The Preakness. I guess this means you'll probably be inspired to write on this week's theme of horse racing.

You have until midnight on Friday the 19th to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture those nuance and inflection things, but I've always got the trained midget slave of dubious moral character available to record the story for you should push come to shove.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear you in a week.

Welcome to the fifth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was horse racing.

Eight stories were submitted this week, plus the usual madness from the planet of insane bards, Planet Z. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Well, you've got one week to come up with a story about... hrm... I need a topic. Let's see... next Sunday is Memorial Day, so let's have ourselves a war story.

You have until midnight on Friday the 26th to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture the soul and essence of your story in your own voice,. But, failing that, I've always got the trained midget slave of dubious moral character available to record the story for you should have problems hooking up the microphone.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the sixth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was a war story.

Only four stories were submitted this week, plus the usual madness from the planet of insane bards, Planet Z. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Well, you've got one week to come up with a story about... hrm... I need a topic. Let's see... I really need to buy a new cell phone this week... hey, how about a story with a cell phone in it?

You have until midnight on Friday the 2nd to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture the soul and essence of your story in your own voice,. But, failing that, I've always got the perverted midget slave available to record the story for you should you run out of time.
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Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the seventh Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was a cell phone.

Only five stories were submitted this week, plus the usual madness from the planet of insane bards, Planet Z. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Well, you've got one week to come up with a story about... hrm... I need a topic. Let's see... lots of graduations from high school and college going on this season... hey, how about a story about graduation?

You have until midnight on Friday the 9th to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture the soul and essence of your story in your own voice,. But, failing that, I've always got the perverted midget slave available to record the story for you should you run out of time.
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Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the eighth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was a graduation.

Seven stories (one rookie) were submitted this week, plus the usual madness from the planet of insane bards, Planet Z. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Well, you've got one week to come up with a story about... hrm... I need a topic. Let's see... Oh, I know. Let's all head to the beach for the summer. Make your story about going to the beach?

You have until midnight on Friday the 16th to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture the soul and essence of your story in your own voice,. But, failing that, I've always got the perverted midget slave available to record the story for you should you run out of time.

Need somewhere to record your story? Try the handy-dandy MyChingo application:

It's limited to 2 minutes, but that should be plenty for recording your story.
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Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the ninth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was a on the beach.

Seven stories (one rookie) was submitted this week, plus the usual madness from the planet of insane bards, Planet Z. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Well, you've got one week to come up with a story about... hrm... I need a topic. Let's see... Oh, I know. Let's all head to the beach for the summer. Make your story about eyes?

You have until midnight on Friday the 23rd to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture the soul and essence of your story in your own voice,. But, failing that, I've always got the perverted midget slave available to record the story for you should you run out of time.

Need somewhere to record your story? Try the handy-dandy MyChingo application:

It's limited to 2 minutes, but that should be plenty for recording your story.
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Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the tenth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was eyes.

Six stories were submitted this week with three of them being rookie first-timers (technically, Chris Doelle's tried the format before, he's never risen to the Weekly Challenge until now), plus the usual madness from the planet of insane bards, Planet Z. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Well, you've got one week to come up with a story about... hrm... I need a topic. Let's see... Oh, I know. The Fourth of July is coming up, so you know what that means... make your story about pie?

You have until midnight on Friday the 30th to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture the soul and essence of your story in your own voice,. But, failing that, I've always got the perverted midget slave available to record the story for you should you run out of time.

Need somewhere to record your story? Try the handy-dandy MyChingo application:

It's limited to 2 minutes, but that should be plenty for recording your story.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the eleventh Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was pie.

Six stories were submitted this week with one of them being a rookie first-timer, plus the usual madness from the planet of insane bards, Planet Z. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Well, you've got one week to come up with a story about... hrm... I need a topic. Let's see... Aha... doping scandals in the news over in France. That's interesting. How about telling me a story about cycling or bicycles?

You have until midnight on Friday the 6th to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture the soul and essence of your story in your own voice,. But, failing that, I've always got the perverted midget slave available to record the story for you should you run out of time.

Need somewhere to record your story? Try the handy-dandy MyChingo application:

It's limited to 2 minutes, but that should be plenty for recording your story.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the twelfth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was bicycles or cycling.

Ten stories were submitted this week, but one was 1,454 words long and the midget can't read that much without his lungs exploding. Sorry.

Among the nine that made it we've got two rookie stories, plus the usual madness from the planet of insane bards, Planet Z. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

(Feel free to guess what "Point your platinum sails to the North Star" means in the comments.)

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Well, you've got one week to come up with a story about... hrm... I need a topic. Beck keeps sending me this one, so let's make it... defenestrate.

What does it mean? To the dictionary, Robin!

1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window 2 : a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)

You have until midnight on Friday the 14th to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture the soul and essence of your story in your own voice,. But, failing that, I've always got the perverted midget slave available to record the story for you should you run out of time.

Need somewhere to record your story? Try the handy-dandy MyChingo application:

It's limited to 2 minutes, but that should be plenty for recording your story.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the thirteenth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was defenestrate.

Six stories were submitted this week, but one was from last week that I had missed. Sorry, Marcus.

We've got yet another rookie, plus the usual madness from the planet of insane bards, Planet Z. Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Well, you've got one week to come up with a story about... hrm... I need a topic. Elisson has a suggestion this week: heat.

You have until midnight on Friday the 21st to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture the soul and essence of your story in your own voice,. But, failing that, I've always got the perverted midget slave available to record the story for you should you run out of time.

Need somewhere to record your story? Try the handy-dandy MyChingo application:

It's limited to 2 minutes, but that should be plenty for recording your story.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the fourteenth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was heat.

Nine stories were submitted this week, two of them are first-timers. The word is spreading... spreading...

Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Well, you've got one week to come up with a story about... hrm... I need a topic. Kolek has a suggestion this week: hill.

You have until midnight on Friday the 28st to email me your story.

It would be preferred that you attach your own recording of the story to capture the soul and essence of your story in your own voice,. But, failing that, I've always got the perverted midget slave available to record the story for you should you run out of time.

Need somewhere to record your story? Try the handy-dandy MyChingo application:

It's limited to 2 minutes, but that should be plenty for recording your story.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the fifteenth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was hill.

Nine stories were submitted this week:two rookies, and the never-ending regurgitation of madness from Planet Z.

Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly, and for God's sake don't blame me for it. You're the ones who voted.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Topics are now determined by whomever wins the previous weekly challenge. And since the winners were Marcus and Laeianna, we will combine Marcus' Farmer with Laeianna's Rollercoaster.

Farmer and Rollercoaster. This should be interesting. And it should inspire y'all to bring in more votes so we avoid goofy ties like this one.

You have until midnight on Friday the 4th to break out of your mental institutions email me your stories.

Now, only your voice can capture the essence of your epic tale of farmers and rollercoasters, but if you find yourself struck in the throat with one of Ted Nugent's hunting arrows, you can always ask me to make the perverted midget slave read your story for you.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the sixteenth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was rollercoaster and farmers.

Ten stories were submitted this week: four rookies, and the never-ending volcano of insanity from Planet Z.

Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly, and for God's sake don't blame me for it. You're the ones who voted.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Topics are now determined by whomever wins the previous weekly challenge. And since the winners was Elisson, he chose the word colon.

You have until midnight on Friday the 11th to scream your story loud enough for the gods to hear to be included in this weekly challenge.

It would be best if you record the story in your own voice. That way, you can put all the emotion and meaning into it as you intended. Even stick some music and sound effects in there if you want. Or slap a promo for your own pod cast or web log.

But if you don't, well, I've got a midget sex slave in the basement who can read it for you.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week.

Welcome to the seventeenth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was colon.

Ten stories were submitted this week: one rookie, and the never-ending volcano of insanity from Planet Z.

Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly, and for God's sake don't blame me for it. You're the ones who voted.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Topics are now determined by whomever wins the previous weekly challenge. And since the winner was Caroline, she chose the words rooster and hernia.

You have until midnight on Friday the 18th to get your story across the finish line to join in the fun.

It would be best if you record the story in your own voice. That way, you can put all the emotion and meaning into it as you intended. Even stick some music and sound effects in there if you want. Or slap a promo for your own pod cast or web log.

But if you don't, well, I've got a midget sex slave in the basement who can read it for you.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week, and as always, keep it brief.

Welcome to the eighteenth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was rooster and hernia.

Nine stories were submitted this week: one of them was a rookie. Oh, and there was one from Planet Z which... which...

I just can't make myself say it.

Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite:

Thanks to everyone for sending in their stories, and I look forward to what you've got to write (and say) next week.

The theme will be posted shortly, and for God's sake don't blame me for it. You're the ones who voted.

The 100 word stories challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.

Sounds, simple, doesn't it?

Topics are now determined by whomever wins the previous weekly challenge. And since the winner was Planet Z, he chose the word moonlight.

You have until midnight on Friday the 25th to get your story across the finish line to join in the fun.

It would be best if you record the story in your own voice. That way, you can put all the emotion and meaning into it as you intended. Even stick some music and sound effects in there if you want. Or slap a promo for your own pod cast or web log.

But if you don't, well, I've got a midget sex slave in the basement who can read it for you.

Once all the stories are in, I'll assemble them into a single podcast collection for your enjoyment.

Good luck, and feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have.

Hear y'all in a week, and as always, keep it brief.

Welcome to the nineteenth Weekly Challenge, where I post a topic and then challenge you to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.

The topic this week was selected by last week's winner Planet Z: moonlight.

An astounding fourteen stories stories were submitted this week.
Three rookies joined in - looking forward to more stories from y'all.
And, as always, the usual story by Planet Z.

Go ahead and listen to them by clicking on the grammophone thingy there in the left column and then vote for your favorite: