Like that, but not round Word count 100 To appear in 50 Give Or Take #1574 sometime in 2025. It can be found other places. It's a drabble of an interspecies meeting.
Tag: World Of Myth
New House
Word count 100 We had not looked in the basement of our new house purchased from a wizard until after we bought it. You can imagine how surprised and puzzled we were to see plants growing out of the floor, a floating “}”, and a … Continue reading New House
Wheelock
Some of the people at Wheelock Word count 537 I’d known Stan from work for about a month when he asked me “Want to go on an adventure this weekend?” I had just moved to Oregon from the East Coast and … Continue reading Wheelock
Belle Lake
Word count 1033 Duke rushed into his house at 10AM on Saturday. After he shut the door, he bent over gasping for air. When he finally could speak, he said “Shere, you won’t believe what I just saw.” “Probably, but why don’t you … Continue reading Belle Lake
Rescued From Aliens
Couldn't afford a Tesla picture Word count 507 I know I’m not the first to wish for a do over or a time machine to change what I’ve done. My fights with wife Betty had become more extreme over little things. Her haircut, me … Continue reading Rescued From Aliens
Nature
Inadequately bloody Word count 103 “Hey babe, let’s go camping this weekend. I want to get us all alone for a big surprise. It’s a secret location, so don’t tell anyone what we are doing.” She asked “Is this place safe? I don’t want to … Continue reading Nature
Space Opera
Major Tom in Space Oddity Word Count 668 Space Opera Logdate LSMFT This is Captain James T. Pickard of the Starboat Entropy. I’m teaching starboat operations and culture to Ensign and captain in training Horace Green. Green: I have so many questions. I don’t understand … Continue reading Space Opera
Newport
Hidden gills, real legs Word count 1,049 Meeting Kayoko changed my life. I am in my late twenties and had been through a few discouraging relationships at the time – the intriguing beauty that disappeared without explanation that I never heard from again, the one … Continue reading Newport
In Tents (pun intended)
In happier times Word count 100 “This abandoned road looks really creepy. Are you sure we’ll be safe camping out here?” “Not to worry Sally. My gang used to camp here regularly. There are no scary animals. The biggest around here is the chipmunks.” After … Continue reading In Tents (pun intended)
Adair
You meet the nicest corpses here Word count 789 A very pale couple of corpses Patrick and Roisin stumbled into the Adair graveyard during the night of 31 October. Liam and Ciara intercepted them and said “We are your greeters here to tell you about … Continue reading Adair
Doug Hawley 