The Prompt
Write a story of exactly 100 words with the theme “Inhuman”.
My illustration for this prompt suggests one way to go with this theme, but I can think of many ways you could twist this and surprise readers.
Don’t forget it’s OK to over-write or under-write and then trim or add, as necessary.
(for more tips on how to write a story in 100 words read this previous prompt: )
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