“COULD YOU WRITE A GRIPPING TALE USING EXACTLY 100 WORDS?”

I am reading that question in the September 2012 Reader’s Digest.

And this is how the paragraph continues: “Enter our competition and you could win $1000 and have your story published in Reader’s Digest.”

This is my answer to the above question:

I have written a story using exactly 100 words, but I don’t know if people think that it is a gripping tale.

And I will enter the competition. I realise also that the story should be original and unpublished.