Tag: humor
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A MINOR FAULT
‘An unrecoverable error has occurred’. That didn’t look good. The blue screen of death appeared in front of her. ‘Do you wish to reboot? Y/N.’ She hovered over the two keys. This was typical. First shift after almost two thousand years of waiting. Letting him do it all, not being trusted, watching him make mistake…
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DEMOCRACY
They wrangled back and forth. Neither would accept the result. We waited for violence to escalate. In the end, Saskia won and Scooby-Doo went on. Dad would have to watch the football later. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles. This week’s prompt was: Wrangle. Click on the link to read more stories…
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HYSTERIA
‘We’ve won!’ Archie tore through the house in just his pants and burst into the kitchen, where Agnes was preparing breakfast. ‘We’ve won!’ ‘Alright, don’t get hysterical, it’s only an election in another country.’ ‘Not that. This!’ Archie pointed at the smartphone in his hand. ‘What’s this?’ ‘I’ve got an email from the National Lottery.…
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SURMISE
Surmise: noun, to suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.”he surmised that something must be wrong.” See also: guess, conjecture, suspect. I surmise that there is intelligent life form other than ourselves somewhere out there in the universe. I surmise that there is a God, or some God or all the…
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ALLEVIATE 2020
They needed something to alleviate the boredom. The dark nights were creeping in, the weather was turning towards wintery and the numbers were rising again. Christmas was all they had to look forward to, and it looked like it would be cancelled. They had the same thought at the same moment. ‘Can we?’ ‘Should we?’…
Iain Kelly 