Tag: short story
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Mr and Mrs Catface
Mary. Next time don’t ask for a Catface. Because that’s what made John smile. At you. So, I asked him, “Catface for you too? And John’s little Laura nods. She says, “A Kitty for me.” Meaning I sat him, you, and Laura together. That’s when it happened. You introduced yourselves. Next you’re both smiling at…
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Disasters’R’Us
“You don’t know do you?” My new workmate Jocelyn had turned pale. I’d just told her about my weekend trip. I shook my head. “A tsunami alert has been issued for Cairns,” she said. “What the…” I’d wasted my morning attending orientation courses, meeting managers, stakeholders, etc, the usual first day shenanigans. “Gotta make a phone…
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The Cat that got the Ice Cream
“They,” the cat delivery girl said. “Put. Her. Next. To. Two Crates of Ice Cream.” She was crying. And now Daddy looked sad. Then I thought that’s why Daddy brought me along. Because I could help Fluffy. Fluffy would be scared and cold. Because Fluffy would be wishing she was curled up in my…
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The Light Click
We have to work together, I said. Of course, she shrugged her shoulders. And added the eye roll. We have to start with what’s in front of us, I said. Yeah whatever, she said. And sighed. I shrugged my shoulders back towards her. Emphatically. Well? I said, You signed us up for this? What do you want…
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My Username Change
“Hi, I’m calling you back regarding your new username.” “Why thank you,” she trilled. “I’ve changed it from your old surname to your new one.” It was then I chose to become extra customer focussed. “Congratulations! When was the big day?” Silence. One second. Two seconds. Three seconds. I’m out here. “It’s already passed,” she…
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Spiders in Space
Part of my domestic duties as a father involved spacing spiders. Not Daddy-Long-Legs. In time I learned they were harmless (they were a deterrent to other spiders). Like Jupiter and most comets. So left them to orbit just as they pleased
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Catless
It’s been at least another fifty years, how many now, in truth, I’ve lost count. Nowadays each anniversary starts the same way. Someone gently shakes me awake. All becomes white. At their words, I nod in answer, although sometimes I shake my head just to be perverse. But it is all the same now. I…
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Invasion 101
Prepare the invasion fleet. Black space sparkled, gleamed and glistened as our ships came to life. Sleeping soldiers woke, stretched, uncoiled their tendrils, weapons at the ready. I sighed and shook my head.
