Many folk have given up all hope of getting a straight answer and have gone off to bed, but one small child in New Jersey in crude crayon letters mistakenly sent to Santa asked how do you tom write a 100 word story.
I write my stories on the beach in Santa Cruz. Off the 41st Ave cliffs near the point where the teens surfer in black wet suits dodge the sea lions and rocks. They yell words of encouragement as I scrawl words in the sand with a stick. Only the gulls see my stories their criticism falls often.