The rules of 130Story are simple: given a random seed word, write a story in 130 characters.

Nightmare

Oh no. Here again. Must be 10,000 people crammed in here. Nobody's wearing socks or shoes. Yuck. It's my nightmare of 20,000 feet. #130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) February 18, 2017

Yield

Our 1930s front door is a beast to open. Half an hour stuck in the porch, twisting and cursing, before I made ye olde Yale yield. #130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) February 17, 2017

Useful

At parties I like to make myself useful so I always take duct tape, pens and a Swiss Army knife. That invitation will come soon. #130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) February 16, 2017

Agreeing

"Remember my power dressing phase? You said I looked good in this jacket with these pearls."
"I was agreeing in Principles."#130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) February 15, 2017

Vertical

In Norm's club, customers pay good money to climb piles of chairs to reach their drink. It's his absolute joy, that vertical bar. #130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) February 14, 2017

More to follow.