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#quikfic 122

Posted on October 10, 2014October 7, 2014 by bryon

“Will you be my boyfriend?” “No,” the vampire said, biting her. As she passed out, she wondered again why boys wouldn’t date her.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, bite, dating, lonely, vampire, victim

#quikfic 121

Posted on October 3, 2014 by bryon

“Kyle, I’m leaving you for another man.” Kyle pondered. “I hope his name isn’t Wyatt, because he’s the guy I’m leaving you for.”

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, breakup, relationship, surprise

#quikfic 120

Posted on September 27, 2014 by bryon

Patty sat out back and quietly played her guitar. By the third time through Brahms’ “Lullabye,” the baby next door went to sleep.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, baby, Brahms, guitar, lullabye, music, neighbor, sleep

#quikfic 119

Posted on September 19, 2014September 15, 2014 by bryon

“What’s with the flag?” “People keep throwing mud on it, so I have to wash it,” he said, gesturing toward the pink Stars and Bars.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, faded, flag, mud, no glory, Stars and Bars

#quikfic 118

Posted on September 12, 2014September 8, 2014 by bryon

“I’m sorry, Mother,” he whispered, “but if I don’t they’ll know I’m a Jew.” Hans closed the door to the gas chamber behind her.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, family, gas chamber, Holocaust, Jew, soldier

#quikfic 117

Posted on September 5, 2014September 1, 2014 by bryon

“Truth or dare, Mike?” “Truth.” “What’s the worse thing you’ve done?” “Hid my sister’s EpiPen so she would die of a food allergy.”

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, allergy, dare, death, epipen, evil, family, food, truth

#quikfic 116

Posted on August 29, 2014August 25, 2014 by bryon

It was April 15, and Hy stood in a block-long line at the post office. He tried to remember how he set the timer on the mail bomb.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, line, mail bomb, post office, tick tick tick, timer

#quikfic 115

Posted on August 22, 2014August 18, 2014 by bryon

“Quit opening my mail, or I’ll stab you with the letter opener!” “Try to remember I’m a character witness at your murder trial.”

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, character, letter opener, mail, murder, open, remember, stab, trial, witness

#quikfic 114

Posted on August 15, 2014August 11, 2014 by bryon

The wind had whistled through the graveyard unaccompanied. Now another, sharper whistle joined it, and the gravediggers shivered.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, gravedigger, graveyard, shiver, whistle

#quikfic 113

Posted on August 8, 2014August 5, 2014 by bryon

Johnny was sad, but he knew there were always more fish in the sea. And he would keep kissing manatees until he found his mermaid.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, fish, hope, kiss, love, manatee, mermaid, sea
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