We were asked to write about a ceremony. I chose to write a drabble. A drabble is a short story of exactly 100 words, not counting the title. It can’t be 99 words, it can’t be 101 words, it must be exactly 100 words.

The asteroid called Ceremony was an amorphous lump of rock that tumbled end over end in its orbit.  I wasn’t looking forward to landing my spaceship on it, particularly with untold billions of people glued to their television sets watching my every move.

Delicately I manipulated the thrusters to match my orbit with Ceremony. When I was satisfied, I cautiously lowered the ship to a perfect landing. I switched the engines off, opened the hatch and stepped down onto the dusty surface. Then I announced triumphantly to the waiting billions, "I am the very first person to stand on Ceremony!"