Ahmad said, "Don't." But Kazim insisted.
"I will be fine."
He opened the hatch, climbed out. Ahmad heard his boots land on the ground, heard Kazim light a cigarette.
"They will see me come out," he had said. "By now they know how hard it is to defect. They will realize you and I want peace."
"A sniper will kill you," Ahmad argued.
"Give them some credit," Kazim had growled.
Now he was out in the open. Ahmad held his breath.
A rifle banged. A body hit the earth.
Allah, Ahmad prayed, forgive them.
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Unfortunately, entries at 100words.com cannot be edited once they are submitted. A few seconds after submission, I realized that for Good Friday I needed to make a few changes. I've made them here. Same word count.
I try to use 100words to force the crafting of ridiculously short fiction, and also to enforce brevity and clarity. Sometimes instead I write what amount to short diary entries. It's a good exercise: It can be done quickly, and makes me feel like I'm writing. I get a tiny sense of accomplishment every day.
It also forces me to look for stories in everyday thoughts and experiences. This one came to mind when I heard about the largely unreported battles going on in the mountains near Libya's border with Tunisia. It could just as well happen in Misrata. Or anywhere else a tank goes alone under uncertain circumstances.
Which reminds me: Watch The Beast. Hell of a movie.
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Gods. Why are the reviews at IMDB always so poorly written?
I like the concept, for the reasons you state. I dislike the inability to tweak it, as well as the lack of feedback.
Which is why I have sometimes put this up on the ol' blog.
I joined, but I guess new peeps don't start until May? The set-up is a bit weird. I don't mind the inability to tweak or the LOF (at least in theory as I haven't started!), but I kinda think you should be able to delete your account if you want to -- I mean if you are up there in a published batch and change your mind. Knowing this is not an option, I will be careful.
Oh nevermind! I see how I can join in for April even though it's almost over.
Well, I joined with the decision not to be careful. It never occurred to me an account wouldn't be deletable. So I guess I will just go forward not caring about that. No one's gonna go to the trouble of reading all my crap and digging out those few things I was in theory not careful about anyway. Besides, us artists don't care what anyone thinks ....
No one's gonna go to the trouble of reading all my crap and digging out those few things I was in theory not careful about anyway.
You say that now. But when the supreme court nomination comes through, those congressional hearings are going to be a bitch.
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