Archive - 100 Stories by Adam Nathan

Story #14: I Loved America – March, 2025

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation, under God, indivisible, with…

Mar 2 •

A little romance.

Feb 14 •

“Moby”: Footnotes & Outrageous Spoilers

Notes: inspiration, messages from the universe, Elon, the novel, the ridiculous footnotes, the word count, Zoltar, and the sentence that I'm the only…

Aug 11, 2024

Thirty Tiny Polar Bears

"Thirty tiny polar bears are living in your refrigerator.” 400 words. Go.

Aug 18, 2024 •

51 Maple Drive #2

Part 1 of 9. How I fell in love with my wife. A paid series from the 365 collection. This first post is available to free subscribers. Subsequent posts…

Feb 29, 2024 •

The Snowfield – I

Reflections on dying from the relative safety of middle age.

Feb 4, 2024 •

Sir Richard Branson invites Melanie and me for "any cruise of any length to any destination in the world." Virgin Voyages’ Resilient Lady. Against all…

May 4, 2024 •

I'm Going to Buy You a Hat

I am chased from an Irish pub by a barman with tears in his eyes and a burly-man accent.

Jul 28, 2024 •

Story #1 – Backgammon – February, 2024

If you cut a key the right way and learn to give it a good tap when you put it in a lock, you can open a dead bolt. It's called bumping. [adult themes]

Feb 25, 2024 •

Random Notes & Outrageous Spoilers on “The Gondolier”

Notes on writing "The Gondolier," from the original scribbled brainstorm to reflections on the last line: the physics, Carl Sagan, a cruise ship couch…

Jun 2, 2024

Maple Drive: A Word for It

Part 5 of 9. How I fell in love with my wife 33 years ago. The story of the the nurse who married the waiter and the waiter who married the nurse. The…

Mar 27, 2024 •

“Howl:” Footnotes & Outrageous Spoilers

I operate on myself with no anaesthetic and tear apart the writing of Howl.

Sep 8, 2024

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