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The chickens are loose, happily pecking on the ground of the farm. One of them raises her head, trying to listen. Silence. She goes back to pecking. From the woods at the end of the farm, a red fox watches. He’s hungry. Slowly the fox steps closer to the field. The chicken gets alert again, Read more
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He escaped from prison long ago and since then have been living in the woods. His crime? Abuse and cannibalism. Police went crazy trying to find him, but the woods were so tight that he was able to hide well enough. Last year a new house was built at the edge of the woods. A Read more
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It was their Senior year in high school. Prom night was coming and that’s when they were planning to give themselves to each other in full. The chosen place was a treehouse at the backyard of an abandoned house. Although shabby on the outside, the inside looked like a fairytale. He lays her down gently Read more
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Their lord was captured by the priestesses of the Dark Sect. She couldn’t let them have him. He was a good soul and needed to be saved. She got her sword, mounted the mare and whistled for her companion dog. In a minute they were flying through the woods, avoiding the branches and roots, trying Read more
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Today, Carrot Ranch website is starting a Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest. For more details you can check their website at: The Ranch They’ll be having 8 contest, every Tuesday and Thursday, starting today and going until the end of the month. I heard about it a couple weeks back and was planning to post my Read more
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They were playing hide and seek. There was one spooky house no one ever dared to go. He wasn’t afraid. The only thing was a sign about attacking chicken. Pfff… Chicken? Seriously? He got in and a gigantic shadow formed around him. Shaped like chicken. He was the size of a worm… This post was Read more
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They were visiting the Wild Western museum. During their visit, the guests could dress up. He decided to prank her. All dressed up, he hid in one of the displays. Stubbornly, he would only show himself after being found. A few hours later, the lights went off and the museum’s doors closed… This post Read more
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If I came with a warning label, people may not like me much. My secrets and sins would be disclosed. And that’s not good. If a warning label would be attached to every person, then everyone would know about their secrets and sins. And get mad, and get hurt, and get away. No, I don’t Read more
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They were working on a new project. Her job was to create the schedule and plan for it. She was struggling with the project management tools, and that was impacting the start date. The team got anxious, afraid her struggles would delay the project so much that the deadline wouldn’t be met. When she finally Read more
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They met very young and were best friends forever. Then each went on with their separate lives. But all the time, they still had each other at the depths of their minds. One day, they meet again. They look at each other and see time flying backwards all the way to their childhood together. “Hey, It’s Read more
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When he was little, he decided he would live 100 years. He had a happy, healthy, fulfilling life. The day before his 100th birthday he lay in bed peacefully thinking: “One more day and I’ll be able to rest.” The next day, after blowing up the candles, he closed his eyes and died. Read more
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They are newly wed and snuggle every night to sleep. Time goes by and they realize it’s more comfortable not to snuggle. The distance between them in bed grows in the same proportion as the problems of the daily life increase. Soon, the bed will become too small for both of them. This post Read more
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We were doing a paint project outside when daddy came to pick the kids up for the weekend. He looked uptight, she was all dressy. I was covered in paint, tangled hair. She had a frown and seemed uncomfortable on her stilettos early in the morning. I had a big smiling face. This post Read more
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“Hey Martha, they are holding the doughnut contest again this year. How about we participate this time? I even got an idea of how to make it.” “That’s cool. Yeah, let’s do it. What’s your idea?” “A pothole doughnut!” “Huh????” “Yeah, we can make a big, big doughnut, then make it look like a street Read more
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Not knowing what to expect, he made his way into the dark of the forest. It started one morning when, while waiting to open the gates for the big celebration, his house was marked. Guests went away, afraid of being close to the red mark. He and his family were doomed. He knew it was Read more
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