To those new to the concept of drabbles: A drabble is a story in one hundred words. According to Wikipedia the drabble first appeared in sci-fi fan fiction in the 1980s and the name came from a Monty Python sketch. A challenge for all budding authors to tell a story with brevity while still maintaining interest
The exact number of words – exactly one hundred, including title – makes the drabble the toughest form of storytelling.
Not all association members enjoy the drabble (see the bottom of the index page) because of its challenging nature. Written quickly, read in seconds and can leave you desperately wanting more, or extremely unsatisfied.
I cast a challenge to any budding writer, give it a go. Face the challenge and, if inclined, send us the result and we will happily post to our website.
Hope you enjoy ours.
The Drabble Rabble
Crowded round the brazier all sucking deep on cigarettes. Not one spoke in the darkness of the flicking flames. All sides of trees similar to the men. Hidden and haunting their paranoia.
Acutely aware they tried to pierce dark broken silence. The youngest of them coughed on his smoke. With furious brows their eyes lit him. His laugh burned before he controlled it. “Come on comrades. We are miles from the line.”
“Stum,” the leader rasped.
All their heads turned to the crunch in the forest. A shot. The leader falls. The boy cries as he dies.
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