’s note gets me to return to writing 100-word microfiction. Here is it:

Title: At the DMZ

Patrol duty at the DMZ was always boring, but Bill knew better than to doze off. The Rurikans could easily attack from the West. Should that happen, he would be the first Essien to know about it.

The soldier took out his book, The History of the Great War. It was a thick book. The book detailed the centuries-long war between the Republic of Rurik and the Essien Empire. Bill was now halfway through the book: stories of heroes, battles, and romance; but also, brutality.

No one wanted a repeat of the Great War. Still, Bill couldn’t help but dream.