Picks of the Month
May
The Fish on the Hill
My April, the first of two parts, and restricted to 100 words per day so that I can’t be accused of banging on about it.
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- 6552 reads
April
I am the stillness
I am, not in the way fire roars, but in the hush between storms. I am the breath the forest holds before the wind remembers how to move. They rush,...
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- 4309 reads
It's obviously a plot behind the human race's back
“Do you know who I am? Do you still recognize me?” asks Super Mario. The Plumber walks into the living room. She waters the plants. When she turns...
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- 1865 reads
March
Chapter 25
Chapter 25 (No missing chapter. I extended chapter 23 and split it into two.) Alice stirred, sensing a presence in her room before she opened her...
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- 2643 reads
Killed By Cows
This is not the time to wonder, as they thunder towards you, whether they are cows or bulls. Just run. You have wandered into a zone that seemed...
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February
A series of horses decreasing in size
My parents had at least three children it’s difficult to put a final number on it one of them was me the others were not My childhood was punctuated...
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Goose-Stepping Down Main Street
I’m too old to start goose stepping. Duck walks I can handle—my declining years having given me no choice. But it should make it easier to duck...
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- 7119 reads
January
An owl, a pussycat
Deep in the rich woods
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- 2995 reads
December
Shower song
Is that you, whispering in the walls again?
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Planet Secret Santa
‘Well I know who this is from because it’s not wrapped up!’ ‘Oh, looks posh,’ said Mercury, ‘what exactly is that?’ ‘It’s face powder,’ said Mars. ‘...
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- 5350 reads