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

Lick

Give him a stick and he's off at a lick
Slivers jet off into sawdust and spittle
An audible purr as digits blur
See Frank whittle@130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) December 17, 2016

Weight

Bureau apprentices have to look after the Official Kilogram for a week. "Boy," said Paul, my boss, "you gotta carry that weight." @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) December 16, 2016

Charm

I'm Charm.
Seriously?
Yep. Blame my dad. Anagram of my birth month.
Siblings?
A sister, Amy.
Got it.
And little brother, Juan Ray.@130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) December 15, 2016

Balloon

I cut the rope and it soared upwards. The instructor and I held hands, waving up at Tony. Top value, those balloon gift vouchers. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) December 14, 2016

Pier

Whitby &
Ingoldmells &
Tenby &
Hunstanton &
Overstrand &
Use &
Tynemouth &
Poole &
Ilfracombe &
Exmouth &
Ramsgate@130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) December 13, 2016

More to follow.