pI'm never quite at ease in a Ran Walker story. And that's a good thing. He's a master of the 100-word form.ppstrong strongGRANT FAULKNERstrong, strongExecutive Director of NaNoWriMo and Co-Founder of em100 Word StoryemppbrppbrppHe's just that talented. To paraphrase Ethridge Knight Making jazz swing in one hundred words AIN'T no square writer's job.ppstrong strongRION AMILCAR SCOTT, strong strongaward-winning author of emInsurrectionsem and emThe World Doesn't Require YouemppbrppbrppRan Walker is a writer's writer.ppstrong strongMAURICE CARLOS RUFFINstrong, strongauthor of emThe Ones Who Don't Say They Love Youem and emWe Cast a Shadowemppbrppbrppem65279emA young boy wrestles with what it means to have long hair. A woman finds herself accepting a relationship she knows is not good for her. A generation of successful graduates places greater value on materialism than love. Aliens and more aliens. Mystery. Intrigue. Love and love lost. And, yes, Blackness. All in one hundred 100-word st