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#quikfic 72

Posted on October 11, 2013October 7, 2013 by bryon

When I opened my new CD, I found a note inside: “Help! I’m being held an artistic prisoner by my label and my teenage fan base.”

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, artistry, CD, fan base, music, note, prisoner, recording label, teenage

#quikfic 71

Posted on October 4, 2013October 1, 2013 by bryon

The boy ran through the store, his toy guns making a racket. As clerks tried to corral him, his father emptied the cash registers.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, boy, cash registers, clerks, diversion, father, noise, store, toy gun

#quikfic 70

Posted on September 27, 2013September 24, 2013 by bryon

As the storm neared, Todd checked the tent stakes he had pounded through the wooden floor. It was easier than fixing the roof.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, damage, floor, lazy, leak, roof, stakes, storm, stupid, tent

#quikfic 69

Posted on September 20, 2013September 16, 2013 by bryon

“Admit it, Chief: when a guy is smeared with garbage and locked in a chicken house to be pecked to death, it’s murder most fowl.”

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, chicken, fowl, garbage, murder, police, pun

#quikfic 67

Posted on September 13, 2013September 9, 2013 by bryon

She was found hanging from the monkey bars. Her dress covered her face; her panties said: If You Can Read This You’re Too Close.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, dress, murder, panties, playground

#quikfic 67

Posted on September 6, 2013September 2, 2013 by bryon

Jana’s new boyfriend said that he was the Son of God. She thought a simple test was in order. Three days later, he was still dead.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, death, deity, relationship, test

#quikfic 66

Posted on August 30, 2013August 26, 2013 by bryon

All the cookies on the tray were gone, and no one was talking. Amy waited to see if it would be her child or her dog who threw up.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, child, cookies, dog, mother, sick

#quikfic 65

Posted on August 23, 2013August 19, 2013 by bryon

I left her sitting there with her tea and her biscotti. I walked away with my half-empty coffee and all my unanswered questions.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, biscotti, coffee, questions, tea

#quikfic 64

Posted on August 16, 2013August 12, 2013 by bryon

“Just keep off my lawn, you damn kids!” George grunted. That Christian youth group had edged the grass and pulled the weeds again.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, Christian, kids, lawn, youth group

#quikfic 63

Posted on August 9, 2013August 5, 2013 by bryon

She slammed the door, and her mom’s rosebud vase fell from its shelf. For a split second, he thought of catching it, but didn’t.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, anger, choice, couple, door, fall, relationship, shelf, slam, vase
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