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

Detention

I wrote of Marie Curie as "a mother of invention"
But my nod to Zappa's band
Attracted Mr Ray's attention
To land me a detention#130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) February 11, 2017

Tales

Dustin was drunk.
"I tell you I could have played Michael Corleone? Oh, and Gandhi too?"
None of us believed the tales of Hoffman.#130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) February 10, 2017

Congress

Posted to a Central African embassy? Yawn. But boy, those politicos love to dance. You should see the Congolese congress conga. #130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) February 9, 2017

Papers

Son, I said, print is dead. You know what that means for us in the kidnap business? No more papers equals no more cut-out letters. #130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) February 8, 2017

Employee

Micah's been an employee for two hours. He's not keen. Carry this. Store that. Bad idea to turn down college and join an ant farm. #130story

— Ed Broom (@edbroom) February 7, 2017

More to follow.