Category Archives: Fiction

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1225: No Respite in This Heat

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Stupidity Hole

Tired. Hot. Lack of sleep. Hot day. These are not related. However, if I say them over and over enough times, I think I might discover something new. I don’t need to do this to myself during summer but at … Continue reading →

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1218: Walking Down the Street

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Stupidity Hole

Alright, so seeing as I dropped the ball on the earlier attempt it’s time to do another attempt for today. I don’t want to as I’m in that state of laziness that requires a lot of energy to do very … Continue reading →

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One Thousand Word Challenge 201: A Rest at a Beach

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Stupidity Hole

There was a strong sense of relief once the beach was seen. The beach was a quiet one. It usually didn’t see many people on account of the best path not being the one that ran by it, and even … Continue reading →

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1216: Day Shapes

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Stupidity Hole

Fatigue rears its head once more but I can get through it. I can persevere. Wind and all that, sitting here, feeling warm, feeling cool, feeling a lot of things but the day contorts into shapes I do not recognise. … Continue reading →

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1214: Reducing Heat

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Stupidity Hole

The rain is falling down and it provides a heat and a coolness that is as refreshing as it is not and that’s okay right now. It’s okay as I am ponderous and procrastinating and feeling a heat rising in … Continue reading →

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1209: A Tough Choice

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Stupidity Hole

So there’s this gentle music playing right now and occasionally it is cut into by the sound of a drill going off. It creates a contrast that wasn’t needed but it does make one think. Anyway, now that I’m done … Continue reading →

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1205: Outrun the Afternoon

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Stupidity Hole

The afternoon has dragged itself into view and now I’m trying to outrun it. I don’t want to be caught by the afternoon. There is so much that I need to get out of the way first and if I … Continue reading →

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1202: Get Down to Business

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Stupidity Hole

New year and all that. Alright, time to get down to business. There’s a good deal of cleaning that needs doing and there isn’t much time. Too much spittle, not enough shine. Everyone was having a good time and then … Continue reading →

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1199: It’s all Tunneling Now

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Stupidity Hole

I sat down tow rite a while ago and I am yet to start writing, although this counts as a start so I guess it is more fair to say that this is the start of me writing, but it … Continue reading →

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1197: Never Enough Weekend

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Stupidity Hole

A long slog at work and now I write in the evening. I don’t want to be writing now but I’m doing it anyway. It is good to keep some semblance of routine, sometimes. Well, maybe it would be better … Continue reading →

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