Hectalex
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Hectalex is a place for writers to write and share their 100-word micro-stories. Write something every day, even if it's just 100 little words.
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Today marks our 100th Spark! 100 images that have inspired people over 100 days to write a 100-word story just to say they did. What will the next 100 Sparks inspire you to write?
July 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Today marks our 100th Spark! 100 images that have inspired people over 100 days to write a 100-word story just to say they did. What will the next 100 Sparks inspire you to write?
We've had our 500th story! That's 500 100-word stories under our collective belts and more being written every day! Come and join us to get your daily dose of inspiration
This particular tiny tale was written by @magisternihil.bsky.social
hectalex.com/story/500
This particular tiny tale was written by @magisternihil.bsky.social
hectalex.com/story/500
Hectalex | magisternihil's story for July 5, 2025
There she is, the love of my life, leaning against that railing like she hasn’t a care in the world. It’s nice to see her so calm, finally, after a rough couple of months. Honestly, I was shocked whe...
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July 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
We've had our 500th story! That's 500 100-word stories under our collective belts and more being written every day! Come and join us to get your daily dose of inspiration
This particular tiny tale was written by @magisternihil.bsky.social
hectalex.com/story/500
This particular tiny tale was written by @magisternihil.bsky.social
hectalex.com/story/500
Our 200th story has been written! With permission given, we'd like to share with you the contribution by @calwinters.bsky.social that claims the honor.
Who will write the 300th story? What Spark will inspire it? Join us and it could be you!
hectalex.com/story/200
Who will write the 300th story? What Spark will inspire it? Join us and it could be you!
hectalex.com/story/200
Hectalex | calwinters's story for May 21, 2025
One Claim the highest point make it holy tell them they are being watched Two Take their treasures tell them it's for the church that their gift is required Three Kill one in every ten tell them its a...
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May 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Our 200th story has been written! With permission given, we'd like to share with you the contribution by @calwinters.bsky.social that claims the honor.
Who will write the 300th story? What Spark will inspire it? Join us and it could be you!
hectalex.com/story/200
Who will write the 300th story? What Spark will inspire it? Join us and it could be you!
hectalex.com/story/200
We love seeing users' work shared out across the socials!
Here's another great one from Cal for you to enjoy and perhaps be inspired to join and add your own voice.
Here's another great one from Cal for you to enjoy and perhaps be inspired to join and add your own voice.
Another of mine from that @hectalexapp.bsky.social site. I like the visual prompts. It fires something in my brain. Gives me permission to wander off course for a minute and take in another view.
hectalex.com/story/181
hectalex.com/story/181
Hectalex | calwinters's story for May 18, 2025
Neighbors packed in like sardines lives stacked sorted divided by thin walls giving aural glimpses hints at perversions anger joy shy glances in the hallways sometimes a kind word hold the elevator wh...
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May 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We love seeing users' work shared out across the socials!
Here's another great one from Cal for you to enjoy and perhaps be inspired to join and add your own voice.
Here's another great one from Cal for you to enjoy and perhaps be inspired to join and add your own voice.
"Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia."
--Kurt Vonnegut
--Kurt Vonnegut
May 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia."
--Kurt Vonnegut
--Kurt Vonnegut
Today’s Spark is bound to inspire something in you. Head over to our site and jot it down. 100 words is all it takes.
#writingcommunity #dailywritingprompts #hectalex
#writingcommunity #dailywritingprompts #hectalex
May 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Today’s Spark is bound to inspire something in you. Head over to our site and jot it down. 100 words is all it takes.
#writingcommunity #dailywritingprompts #hectalex
#writingcommunity #dailywritingprompts #hectalex
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.”
― Ernest Hemingway
― Ernest Hemingway
May 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.”
― Ernest Hemingway
― Ernest Hemingway
At Hectalex we're all about 100s, and today marked our hundredth submission and so, with permission having been given, we'd like to share it with you.
Will you claim the 200th story spot? Log in and let our daily Sparks feed your creativity.
hectalex.com/story/100
Will you claim the 200th story spot? Log in and let our daily Sparks feed your creativity.
hectalex.com/story/100
Hectalex | joeislove's story for May 5, 2025
Every year the ritual was the same. My grandma grew her own peppers. All different varieties, all sizes, shapes, colors. I remember her out there in the hot summer sun, picking her peppers. She claime...
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May 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
At Hectalex we're all about 100s, and today marked our hundredth submission and so, with permission having been given, we'd like to share it with you.
Will you claim the 200th story spot? Log in and let our daily Sparks feed your creativity.
hectalex.com/story/100
Will you claim the 200th story spot? Log in and let our daily Sparks feed your creativity.
hectalex.com/story/100
Challenge yourself to write every day for 100 days, 100 words a day. Our site tracks your streak so you know how far you've gone. All you have to do is log in and write whatever the Spark inspires you to write.
Just 100 words. That's all. Can you do it? Join us and find out.
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Just 100 words. That's all. Can you do it? Join us and find out.
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May 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Challenge yourself to write every day for 100 days, 100 words a day. Our site tracks your streak so you know how far you've gone. All you have to do is log in and write whatever the Spark inspires you to write.
Just 100 words. That's all. Can you do it? Join us and find out.
hectalex.com
Just 100 words. That's all. Can you do it? Join us and find out.
hectalex.com
When I am dead, I hope it may be said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.'
- Hilaire Belloc
- Hilaire Belloc
May 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
When I am dead, I hope it may be said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.'
- Hilaire Belloc
- Hilaire Belloc
What does today's Spark conjure in your mind? A clandestine meeting with the world's greatest assassin? A dancer preparing for her final performance? A queen trying to pass unnoticed through the market? What do you see?
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April 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
What does today's Spark conjure in your mind? A clandestine meeting with the world's greatest assassin? A dancer preparing for her final performance? A queen trying to pass unnoticed through the market? What do you see?
hectalex.com
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
--Groucho Marx
--Groucho Marx
April 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
--Groucho Marx
--Groucho Marx
Nothing wrong with a little darkness every once in a while
April 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Nothing wrong with a little darkness every once in a while
Just a reminder, or in case you didn't know, our daily Spark changes every night at midnight (GMT) so you can wake up to a new inspiration or if you're a night owl, you can begin your productive time with a fresh idea.
April 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Just a reminder, or in case you didn't know, our daily Spark changes every night at midnight (GMT) so you can wake up to a new inspiration or if you're a night owl, you can begin your productive time with a fresh idea.
Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly – they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.
--Aldous Huxley
--Aldous Huxley
April 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly – they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.
--Aldous Huxley
--Aldous Huxley
What does today's Spark conjure in your mind? The last human outpost in a forbidden forest? A failed utopia filled with regretful skeletons? A father and son's train set addition after the divorce? What do you see?
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April 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What does today's Spark conjure in your mind? The last human outpost in a forbidden forest? A failed utopia filled with regretful skeletons? A father and son's train set addition after the divorce? What do you see?
hectalex.com
hectalex.com
"The report of my death was an exaggeration."
--Mark Twain, in response to newspapers falsely reporting his death.
also...
--Hectalex, which has risen from the ashes like the Phoenix spreading daily Sparks of inspiration across the internet.
Go sign up and be inspired!
hectalex.com
--Mark Twain, in response to newspapers falsely reporting his death.
also...
--Hectalex, which has risen from the ashes like the Phoenix spreading daily Sparks of inspiration across the internet.
Go sign up and be inspired!
hectalex.com
Hectalex - Write Every Day
Write a micro-story every day inspired by a daily spark. Join the challenge.
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April 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"The report of my death was an exaggeration."
--Mark Twain, in response to newspapers falsely reporting his death.
also...
--Hectalex, which has risen from the ashes like the Phoenix spreading daily Sparks of inspiration across the internet.
Go sign up and be inspired!
hectalex.com
--Mark Twain, in response to newspapers falsely reporting his death.
also...
--Hectalex, which has risen from the ashes like the Phoenix spreading daily Sparks of inspiration across the internet.
Go sign up and be inspired!
hectalex.com