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

Mud

Named for Ma's favourite song.
Raised on real food.
Left home to live in Latin America.
Returned to open her cafe, Gloria's Mud.@130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) August 26, 2016

Washer

I spent hours lobbing that rubber ring over a cricket stump. But the quoits club ladies used a metal washer and a cocktail stick. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) August 26, 2016

Glory

The Gashlycrumb Tinies
Can be found in every Montessori
Each child meets an end
Suitably gory
It's a fine thing to glory in Gorey@130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) August 25, 2016

Prophet

Jeremiah faced the wall.
"Heard Freakonomics?"
"Tried Radiolab?"
"What about Serial?"
He sat still. Podcasts can't turn a prophet.@130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) August 22, 2016

More to follow.