The weekly Carrot Ranch 99-Word Story project has been an amazing success in inspiring writers to create very tightly written, full stories using exactly 99 words. After being encouraged multiple times by authors I respect, I decided in December of 2021 to join the project in 2022. I was a tad fearful that I would fail to create much of anything with so few words but was amazed at how well this effort worked.
I’ve chosen to use this format for some stories not from the Carrot Ranch, thus the source notation below of CR99, N2W (KL Caley’s weekly #PhotoWrite Project) or GAW (for any other source, including my own stray mood swings).
Below are my results, ordered from newest to oldest as suggested by the date (YYMMDD) code preceding each title. Our Carrot Ranch administrator only provides a written prompt which I call out. I chose the photos to support each story page.
I hope you’ll explore the list. Each link will take you straight to the story and, with only 99 words, it will take you about 30 seconds to read each — unless you sit back and think about them, which — some might require.
In 2022 I created 47 of these stories.
230105 :: CR99 :: Finding A New Balance
221128 :: CR99 :: His Daughter’s Dance Show
221115 :: CR99 :: A Woodpecker Deterrent That Works
221115 :: CR99 :: Living a Lie Via Zoom
221107 :: CR99 :: The Rule of New Food
221031 :: CR99 :: Halloween City Planner
221024 :: CR99 :: When Bone Goes Bad
221018 :: CR99 :: Someone Sees Your Light
221011 :: CR99 :: A Pure Drink Of Water
221003 :: CR99 :: A Ritual For Thought
220926 :: CR99 :: Casting Distinctions
220919 :: CR99 :: A Stain Transformed
220907 :: CR99 :: Gallium Goes Hollywood
220901 :: CR99 :: Into My Sunset
220825 :: CR99 :: Making Guilt Worse
220802 :: N2W9 :: A Remote Getaway
220726 :: CR99 :: A Nostalgic Salvation
220719 :: CR99 :: Just 3 Breaths to Peace
220712 :: CR99 :: The Mysteries of a Foster Grandpa
220628 :: CR99 :: Adding Insect Insult to Injury
220620 :: CR99 :: A Difficult Dead End
220613 :: CR99 :: The Best Rock Ever Pushed Down A Cliff
220606 :: CR99 :: The Trail Home
220530 :: CR99 :: Honoring Shannon
220523 :: CR99 :: You’re Done
220517 :: CR99 :: Far From Prison
220510 :: CR99 :: For This Also, Thanks Mom
220502 :: CR99 :: Can You Trust Me?
220418 :: CR99 :: About Your Car’s Warranty
220411 :: CR99 :: Sometimes When Water Falls
220406 :: CR99 :: Chaos in the Home Office
220329 :: CR99 :: No Price for Being Wrong
220321 :: CR99 :: Ready Or Notwithstanding
220314 :: CR99 :: Free Pie Day
220317 :: N2W :: A Deeper Trauma
220310 :: N2W :: A Crown of My Own
220307 :: CR99 :: Artificial Heart Failure
220303 :: N2W :: The New Crab
220301 :: CR99 :: A Slowly Collapsing Icon
220227 :: N2W :: The Scarliton Bridge
220217 :: N2W :: Old and New Traditions
220215 :: CR99 :: That Blue Dress
220209 :: GAW :: Grandma’s Last Prayer
220207 :: CR99 :: Desperately Anxious
220203 :: N2W :: From A Lost Sandcastle
220201 :: CR99 :: Immigrating from Hopeless to Hopeful
220128 :: N2W :: A Dark Tunnel
220129 :: N2W :: My Next Home
220125 :: CR99 :: Before and After Wish
Gary A Wilson Stories 