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Flash Fiction Friday # 8: The Hunt
Yup "Triple F Challenge" is here. Now let's get it! You have one day to write and enter a flash fiction story based on the topic above, "The Hunt." Now write your ass off. 500 words Max! I'll pick the winner over the weekend. Please tag me, @ChrisSadhill in the comments. I'll read and respond to every piece. Absolutely NO AI WRITING ALLOWED. Must be Prose, but All genres are welcome. Happy Writing!
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Intro to the Evolution of the Hunt: EVO 101

Thank you.

Our lecture today is on the various perceptions of the phenomenon of The Hunt.

We previously examined the psychology of early man, as hunter/gatherer. We concluded that the distinction between the two is negligible. A cycle of life is arrested in either case. Of course, we pointed out that we cannot speak as well to the suffering of plant life in the plucking and knifing, as well as we can bear witness to the duress of the animal kingdom.

Only Man remains as Killer, we established having consciousness, and conscience, rather than consciousness and instinct. Early Man seldom found himself in the position of The Hunted, unless straying from the safety of the group structures (physical barriers and social constructs). This vulnerability is best recognized broadly. The Hunter must step outside to marginalized venues to practice The Hunt. And the criminal mind is not far from that mentality of similarly stalking the periphery.

The Killer seeks the gaps of safety net from which to make his Take.

Now, where the psychology becomes very interesting, is where the Hunted goes on the hunt for The Hunter. Whether "criminal" or not, this is known commonly as the Ourobus Complex. Among the more notable cases, is that of Admiral Leane, who in water deprived delirium, did not realize that the Lion he was after, was in fact looping in on his trail. This ended tragically for both the Hunter and the Hunted, when game wardens were notified, from the helicopter.

But a more interesting case, previously classified, is that of Arthur X, who began to stalk himself, perceiving his person as an anonymous stranger out to get himself. Every slightest vague reflection of his self, whether in window or cutlery, provoked in him repressed agitation.

Oddly the release of that tension was not the physical attack of said images. Rather he chose a blunt instrument, plotting his demise with a pen. A Hunt known as Slander. This is of course an extreme case.

12.01.2023

FFF#8 The Hunt challenge @ChrisSadhill

*no facts were sacrificed in the writing of this fiction

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7v7 
@ChrisSadhill thanks for the Friday Challenge! 7v7
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GerardDiLeo 
Actually...libel? Regardless, very clever. [applause]
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7v7
blast-it. you are so right. a la Merriam Webster: "Both libel and slander are forms of defamation, but libel is found in print, and slander is found in speech." -----------of course after the lecture, our entire back row jeered and passed around a petition to undermine Professor Pompass's tenure. jk 7v7
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7v7
now i'm really wishing i took that line of thinking. i had a about 150 words to spare and now that i think of it, it would have really been funny if he was chasing himself with a verbal onslaught... libel as a word just doesn't carry the same "slash" 7v7
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Bunny 
A reckless trip down a road of the prey in the land of the free with the paranoid feeling of being followed. Thanks for writing this! It was quite a fun journey.
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7v7
@Bunny thanks so much for attending this with us! whew 7v7
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Chacko_Stephen 
I was expecting a couple short stories when I first noticed the challenge, but by no means, was I expecting to have a deep and quiet introspection after reading one entry. Wonderfully penned!
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7v7
you are too kind @Chacko_Stephen 7v7
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Chacko_Stephen
<3
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GerardDiLeo 
Congrats. You hunted, you gathered. Bravo.
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7v7
lol with the error underlined i gather that i gathered what i wasn't hunting for. an unexpected windfall. thanks for feeling confident to make the distinction @DrSemicolon 7v7
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Mnezz 
Congratulations @7v7. Write on! <3 ^o^
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7v7
thank you for reading and supporting! 7v7
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