Welcome back to the AI Drabble Challenge, a weekly experiment in human and AI creativity. Each Wednesday, I will set a prompt to inspire a Drabble, a story told in exactly 100 words.
You can use any AI model you like (ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini, or others), or several at once. How you collaborate is up to you. Maybe the AI drafts the first version, or writes the whole thing, maybe you co-write, or maybe you use it to spark ideas. What matters is the process, and sharing it.
This Week’s Prompt
This week I thought I would try something different. I’m always intrigued as to how AI copes when asked unusual questions (have a read of The Prompt Experiment to see an example of this).
So, today’s prompt is to write a Drabble where every sentence must start with the next letter of the alphabet – A → B → C → D → etc. To add to the fun, ask AI to write it as a Sevenling poem. A Sevenling is a seven-line poem built around a structure of three lines, three lines, and finish with one line. The example below will make this much clearer.
This is stretching AI to play with more than one instruction, both being somewhat unrelated!
Example Sevenling Drabble – ‘The City That Listens’
I used ChatGPT 5.1 and the prompt was – “Write a sinister, dystopian, alphabet sevenling of 100 words. Every sentence must start with the next letter of the alphabet”
All around us in the ruined district, alarms wailed softly as automated drones circled overhead.
Beneath the fractured sky, buildings leaned inward as though eavesdropping on our trembling breaths.
Concrete shadows drifted across the pavements, carrying rumours of vanished citizens and forbidden machinery.
Deep within the echoing tunnels, distant voices repeated our names long before we arrived.
Evening descended abruptly, erasing colours and leaving only silhouettes shaped like unfinished memories.
Further ahead, a flicker of movement suggested the city itself was learning to listen.
Gathering courage, we stepped forward together, unaware the ground had already chosen which one to keep.
How to Take Part
- Write your 100-word Drabble with help from an AI tool (or two).
- Post your story in the comments, or publish it on your own website and include a pingback to this post.
- If you can, share which AI model(s) you used and the prompt that started your process, we can all learn from each other.
Community & Highlights
Each week, I’ll read through the entries, share a few favourites, and highlight one that particularly stood out, for originality, style, or the inventive way it used AI.
This isn’t about competition; it’s about curiosity, experimentation, and celebrating how humans and machines can create together.
A Closing Thought
AI gives us the tools, but we give it meaning. Let’s see what stories emerge this week, 100 words at a time.
Your Turn!
Now it’s over to you, can you craft your own 100-word Drabble inspired by this week’s prompt.
Post your story in the comments below or link to your own blog, I love seeing the imaginative twists readers come up with. So don’t be shy, join in and show us what your AI + Your Imagination can do!
New to the challenge? Visit The AI Drabbles Challenge Page for all the details and past prompts.
The AI Grandad 