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

Fact

Bookish Max Likes to relax Among encyclopaedic stacks Browsing through Britannica And memorising useless facts @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) May 25, 2015

Scare

Things That Scare Me * that face at the end of the Star Trek credits * quicksand * Donald Sutherland screaming and pointing at me @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) May 22, 2015

Coast

Calum loves caffeine and cycling. His charity ride will take him from Aberystwyth to Lowestoft: Costa to Costa, coast to coast. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) May 20, 2015

Frank

I tried to sell my Sinatra commemorative first day cover. Mint condition. Not worth a bean, apparently, unless it's franked. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) May 20, 2015

Wart

Trude inspired me to become a vet. I can handle everything except pig foot infections. There's nothing magical about hog warts. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) May 18, 2015

More to follow.