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

Fair

Those marks? A souvenir of the fair at Dymchurch. Helter skelter, halfway down, lost my mat. Skin on hot metal. Pass the Calamine. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) July 19, 2014

Crook

Ruth grabbed a biro, opened my autograph book at the last page. By hook or by crook I'll be last in... That RSPCA pen was rubbish. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) July 17, 2014

Steam

Coffee at Roy's. Kettle on. That's not steam, Josie. Water vapour! You watch QI? When he got the milk, I left. Quickly. Inaudibly. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) July 16, 2014

Race

Must tell Pam to meet us at the hospital. Squash, all square: 400m race to settle it, suggested Mick. That first bend did for him. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) July 15, 2014

Bread

With every slice, Anna left the loaf all jaggedy. Did my head in. My sawing was true. Did her head in. She left. Stupid sourdough. @130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) July 15, 2014

More to follow.