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#quikfic 112

Posted on August 1, 2014July 29, 2014 by bryon

Amy couldn’t understand why in her new deck of regular playing cards there was a tarot death card. She didn’t have long to wonder.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, death, playing cards, tarot, understanding

#quikfic 111

Posted on July 25, 2014July 21, 2014 by bryon

It took Jill three tries to commit suicide by roller coaster. The centrifugal force pushed her down in her seat on the best turn.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, centrifugal force, roller coaster, suicide

#quikfic 110

Posted on July 18, 2014July 14, 2014 by bryon

Lily made a loud rumbling noise and rained a handful of dirt onto her doll, recreating the landslide that had wrecked her town.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, child, destruction, dirt, doll, landslide, reenactment, town

#quikfic 109

Posted on July 11, 2014July 8, 2014 by bryon

Eventually the waters became still again, but the fish did not quickly return after the destroyer cleaved the little boat in half.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, destroyer, fish, ocean, PT boat, see the title for a clue about the story

#quikfic 108

Posted on July 4, 2014June 30, 2014 by bryon

The dirt under the porch was cool and soft, and he curled up in a tight ball. Rover was eager to be free once more from fireworks.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, cool, dirt, dog, fireworks, freedom, porch, soft

#quikfic 107

Posted on June 27, 2014June 23, 2014 by bryon

She set the floral arrangement on the table, confident that the well-hidden goldenrod would break up the party at a decent hour.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, achoo!, allergy, deception, flowers, goldenrod, party

#quikfic 106

Posted on June 20, 2014June 17, 2014 by bryon

All the night, with each drip of the leaky faucet, Ed counted another grievance against humanity, both generally and specifically.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, grievance, humanity, leaky faucet

#quikfic 105

Posted on June 13, 2014June 10, 2014 by bryon

Edith was not fond of wearing jewelry. Still, custom called for it. She pinned on her sheriff’s badge and went into the street.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, badge, custom, jewelry, sheriff

#quikfic 104

Posted on June 6, 2014June 2, 2014 by bryon

The bowling alley hushed as Pete neared the line to finish a perfect game. Suddenly, an old soldier’s cell phone pealed reveille.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, bowling alley, cell phone, game, interruption, perfect

#quikfic 103

Posted on May 30, 2014May 29, 2014 by bryon

A mutation suddenly gave Evan wings. He flew joyously over the city until he accidentally smacked into a glass-walled skyscraper.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, fly, glass, joy, mutation, skyscraper, wings
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