Category: Police Blotter Stories
100 Word stories based on items from the police blotter of my hometown of Burlingame, CA. Soon to be a book. Maybe.
100 Word Wednesdays – Police Blotter Story – It Sucks
Another 100 word pice of fiction inspired by an item in the police blotter of my hometown of Burlingame, CA. Link to the item that inspired the story and the blotter it came from at the end of the page.
It Sucks
By Grant Baciocco
Shane looked at the carpet closely. His nose inches from the thick orange shag. After a minute he stood up. “Nope. It’s still there.”
Thomas clenched his fists, “It’s can’t still be there! I vacuumed it! Twice!”
Shane sighed, “Then, as I told you, the vacuum is broken.”
“It can’t be broken! I bought it two weeks ago!”
“From the Goodwill, Thomas! It’s a crappy vacuum cleaner! Why do you think someone donated it?”
Thomas’ hand clenched the glass in his hand. He was close to throwing it.
“Wait.” Shane said, “Maybe you just do not know how to vacuum.”
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100 Word Wednesdays – Police Blotter Story – Mine
Here’s another 100 word story based on an item from the police blotter of my hometown of Burlingame, CA. Link to blotter item follows the story.
Mine
By Grant Baciocco
“He doesn’t belong to you Jerry, he’s mine.” Jenna barked sharply.
Jerry shook his head, “Jenna we’ve been through this, we have joint custody.”
“That doesn’t mean you can just come over here and take him whenever you feel like it! You have to make plans first! Those are the rules.”
“Those are not the rules, Jenna. The rules are we have joint custody, no plans need to be made. If I want to take him any time I want I can as long as you are not using him.”
This fight was not going to be settled this morning.
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100 Word Wednesdays – Crap!
Another 100 word story inspired by an item from the Police Blotter of my hometown of Burlingame, CA.
Crap
By Grant Baciocco
“Crap.”
“Crap.”
The plastic creaked in Roger’s hand as his knuckles turned white. He looked at Paul who sat in the recliner a few feet from him.
“It’s all crap Paul!”
Paul looked up from his newspaper. “What is?”
“All of it!” Roger said, gesturing wildly at the television. “What passes for entertainment these days. This moronic drivel that people sop into their brains like molasses!”
Paul looked at the TV then back at Roger. “So it is.”
Paul’s lack of outrage infuriated Roger even more. Roger took a deep breath then said, “I’m going to do something about it!”
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100 Word Wednesdays – Argument
A 100 word story based off an item in the police blotter of my hometown of Burlingame, CA.
Argument
By Grant Baciocco
“It’s 16704 kbps.” David yelled from his room. “That’s what the website is saying.”
“Well it’s wrong!” Gloria yelled from the kitchen. “I’m getting 23408kbps here in the kitchen.”
“That’s because you’re closer to the modem.” David yelled.
Gloria clenched the glass in her hand and threw it against the wall. Grape juice and glass shards rained down on the kitchen floor. “Don’t tell me what I already know! My point is that it shouldn’t drop off that much! You’re only in the next room!”
“Are you saying I’m lying about my speed check here?” he replied.
“Yes, I do!”
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