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100 words
I like 6 and 15-word stories, but sometimes I like having a little more room to flesh out the story. If you agree, here's your space to do that. Write a short-short story 100 words or less. All genres and styles welcome. Looking forward to reading yours!
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rlove327 in Flash Fiction
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In the Outback

They called it “the outback.” Brush and bushes among trees, which obscured the chain link fence separating our property from parking lot. Once an argument led to thrown sticks on both sides. Mostly they were fine. They’d play safari, and if the neighborhood cat wandered through it was a tiger. Then they’d pet it and run inside for juice boxes.

“Daddy, there’s something weird.”

The dove’s chest cavity was empty, the inedible wings splayed. “Looks like the cat got one,” I said.

They still petted the cat but looked at it differently, more like I looked at them.

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