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X like Xenodochium…

. She remembered her first night in a hostel. It was a six beds dormitory, and her only roommate was an Icelandic young women traveling for work. They had small talked, while she put her belongings to safety in her locker, before heading downstairs for dinner. Upon return, Anna was sitting nervously on the side…… Continue reading X like Xenodochium…

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W like Wunderkammer…

  . Holy cow!! The front door was barely ajar, and she could already understand why the notary had been so vague about her so-called inheritance. No wonder why, she had lived most of her life far from her family. They were all wackos. Her (late) (bastard) uncle had packed his tiny home with what…… Continue reading W like Wunderkammer…

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April 27th #1MinFiction Challenge

What’s the ”One Minute Fiction” challenge about? Easy. Each week I’ll provide a prompt to inspire you to write a very short story. The idea is to manage to type your whole story in a minute or less. Of course, you can think about it before hitting the keyboard, and you can take all your…… Continue reading April 27th #1MinFiction Challenge

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V like Valentining…

  . This bird is never going to find a mate… Lying in the tall grass, enjoying the warm spring breeze, she listened to the birds’ love songs, while he had eyes only for her.  The bird sang again. She giggled. She didn’t know much about her feathery friends… She sure couldn’t name many of…… Continue reading V like Valentining…

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U like Ultrafidianism…

. She loved visiting her grand aunt at the convent. Of course, she wasn’t allowed in the monastery itself, but aunt Ann always brought the place’s soothing vibes with her, to the visiting-room. They had long talks about their very different lives. Time always flew by too fast. Their chat was almost over, and Julia…… Continue reading U like Ultrafidianism…

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T like Thalerophagous…

. You know, I was thinking… ”Here we go”, he thought to himself. Ever since his wife had converted into a pious vegan, he had agreed to try some of her meatless meals. In counterpart, she had to let him have the occasional steak. Usually served with a sermon-sidding. See, men kill, skin and eat…… Continue reading T like Thalerophagous…

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S like Solivagant…

  . She couldn’t have cared less about people’s silly worries. Only the ones of her kind could understand this visceral call to wander alone… The farther the better – she smiled to herself – and as light as possible. It was the most exhilirating drug. Temporarely stepping out of her comfort zone, dropping herself…… Continue reading S like Solivagant…

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R like Reconcinnate…

. Killing time was everybody’s main activity in the ward. Some other inmates had turned to Jesus. Some squatted the gym. That wasn’t like him… Instead, John had turned to what he did best. Fixing things. And he had good hands. If someone was bright enough to invent something, there would also be an idiot…… Continue reading R like Reconcinnate…

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Q like Quobbled…

  . Her moaning filled the whole hotel room. Ohhh yes! This is sooooo good, Pete! No! Don’t stop it!!  Argghhh! He giggled, playing with the spa’s remote control. He turned the different nozzles on and off, enjoying her childish reactions. I thought you’d enjoy a little relaxing gettaway… Especially after your new training at…… Continue reading Q like Quobbled…