Category: 100 Word Story

Enjoy 100-word stories inspired by history, nature, pop-culture written by Patricia Furstenberg. Written as snapshots, tall tales, and descriptive narratives, these 100-word stories are the espresso of creative writing. The unique beauty of a 100-word story is in the way the words are strung together, each one a gem, and in the spaces left between the words, and between the sentences.

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Transylvania’s History A to Z: 100 Word Stories[/caption]

09/02/202129/04/2022

Falx vs Gladius, Dáoi vs Romans, 100 Words Story #Im4Ro

Falx vs Gladius, Dáoi vs Romans was inspired by the Dacian – Roman wars that are a great part of Romania’s ancient history, especially the battle from Tapae when the Dacians, under the ruling of Decebal, defeated the Roman army.

19/01/202129/04/2022

Echoes of a Battle, the Getae, 100 Words Story #Im4Ro

Echoes of a Battle, the Getae, is the next 100 words story following the historical timeline of Romania’s past. Although most of these stories focus on Transylvania, ‘Echoes of a Battle’ looks at the Getae, a Thracian tribe that occupied the left and right bancs of Danube River between 6th – 1st centuries BC.

Next to the Dacians who lived in the mountainous area of Transylvania, towards the valley of Mures river, the Getae are some of the first ancestors of the Romanians.

Their bravery and fairness was legendary.

04/01/202129/04/2022