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How Otter Made The World (Flash)

  December 8, 2012 - 23:45 | Online Fiction
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In the beginning, there was water and there was Otter. Otter played Chase-Tail to entertain herself and the pretty bubbles she shed floated upward.

Otter got bored of chasing a tail that was so easy to catch. So she made fishes that she could chase and that tasted better than her tail when she caught them. Their scales fell through the water as Otter ate.

Then Otter found a fish that had grown too big … Continue reading →

The Modern Pentathlete (Flash)

  August 15, 2012 - 06:00 | Online Fiction
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Yes, Officer. You want to know about Miss Chung.

She was much loved by our fellow citizens. She was born and raised on the Moon. Born the same minute as our Glorious Nation. Their paperwork was signed at exactly the same time, in fact. We all considered it a good omen that Miss Chung became an athlete while away at University. There will be some among our fellow citizens who will say she spent too … Continue reading →

Second Date (Short)

  June 6, 2012 - 07:00 | Alex & Conn, Online Fiction
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Conn stood on the shore hills, his pack heavy against his back despite only holding one item. Or maybe that was just the weight of implications.

“Welcome yam,” he whispered.

The weather was clear enough to see the double hump of Mann, halfway to Ireland, and Scotland was spread out to the north, across the Firth. It was an amazing view considering there were days when the beach below didn’t exist let alone actual other … Continue reading →

Shelter From The Storm (Short)

  November 11, 2011 - 19:14 | New Dryas, Online Fiction
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Elaine tried to surreptitiously tighten her coat around herself and her rumbling stomach as she waited at the door. The first sprinkling of snow had settled against the base of the house walls. Snow in October.

She shook her head. What had happened to the global warming? Had it faded somehow between now and her student days, when people could talk of nothing else? Had it been scared away by the wet, barely existent summers? … Continue reading →