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

Roast

He took ages grinding, priming, etc. My turn. Nescafe sachet, dash of milk, posh cup. Wow, he said, but I can't place the roast? @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) September 9, 2016

Build

Zak gawped at the skips of bricks. You need a challenge, I said. New hard-to-find Lego set. The Gherkin. Full scale. Let's build. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) September 8, 2016

Freak

Should you enter by the front, my girl, never exit by the back, lest you too become a freak. She lowered her cowl. #VSS365 #Exit @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) September 8, 2016

Silver

Heracles Jones surveys himself. Bronze torso. Gold tooth. Squeezes the syringe of liquid silver into his eye. #VSS365 #Reflection @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) September 7, 2016

Column

Jimbo dared him to do it. That night, he spray painted huge letters on the park obelisk reading HAHA. It was now Nelson's column. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) September 5, 2016

More to follow.