Category Archives: Odd

I’m Glad You’re the Special One

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“You have an ability that nobody else has. Don’t you think that’s at least a little bit awesome?”

“No, not really.”

“But your ability is so cool!”

“Really? Do you actually wish you could do what I can do?”

“…No. I guess not. But I’m glad you can do it!”

This is how I think most people would react to the special abilities people have in my web serial, Special People. It’s kind of like having a friend with an “awesome” moustache: it’s cool that they have it, but I’d never grow one like that myself.

This story was based on the prompt “nobody has” at TypeTrigger.

Frank and Ronald

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“Hur hur, Frankie Boy! How many fingers am I holding up?”

Frank groaned. “Ronald, you’re a tortoise. You don’t have any fingers.”

“C’mon, Frankie Boy! Play along!”

“Fine. Zero.”

“Ya got me!” grinned Ronald.

The aquarium was blissfully peaceful for about ten seconds. Then:

“Hey, Frankie Boy, pull my finger!”

On Problematic Road

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“Are we there yet?”

“No,” Mary snapped. Two of the kids started crying.

Ben ignored them.

Mary groaned. “Why do we even go for these drives? We don’t like it. The kids don’t like it. Nobody likes it.”

“Fine.” Ben turned the car around.

Beneath them, the road sighed sadly.

This story is based on a title suggested by @THatherty2.

Rat Mummy

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“Look, Pa! A dead rat!”

“Lemme see, Gerald,” said Pa. “Ah, it’s only a skellington and a bit of skin. Musta died a long time ago. Funny how nice he’s sittin’, like he went out calm and peaceful. Makes you wonder, kinda.”

Deep inside Ratankhamen’s corpse, a long-preserved soul-spark flared.

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JEREMY BUNNETT: What’s New, Pussycat?

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Jennifer awoke in the lion enclosure, drowsy and confused.

She’d just rested her eyes for a few seconds in the library, awash in a sea of dull economics textbooks. How and why was she here?

She shrugged her new shoulders, flicked her tail, and padded softly out into the sunlight.

Jeremy is a shambling mess of unkempt hair and caffeine-induced twitches, currently based in Southampton in the UK. He doesn’t have a website of his own, but would like to direct people towards the band he’s involved with at http://www.thebluescreenofdeath.co.uk/ and their music video he starred in.

Prized Possession

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Cynthia theatrically flung open the wardrobe. “Well?”

After an awkward pause, Greg said, “It’s…”

“I know! Isn’t it?” enthused Cynthia.

Greg paused. He wasn’t actually sure what he had been going to say. “It” was some kind of all-of-the-neons polka-dotted dress thing. “Yes,” he managed at last, “it really is.”

Vegetarian Roommate

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“There’s a monster under my bed!” whimpered Sophie.

“I know,” said Mom. “I put it there. It likes dark places.”

“Won’t it come out at night and eat me!?”

“No, it’s a vegetarian.”

Sophie put fresh heads of lettuce under her bed every day for the rest of her life.

The Awkward Commuting of Dragon-Hunter Darla

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Darla’s commute was awful: it took two hours to get from her downtown apartment to the wastelands, where she hunted the secret dragons.

Her friends thought she was a paralegal. They might ask uncomfortable questions if she moved to the suburbs, and it was already hard enough hiding the scars.

The Feud Between Ted and the Wind

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The spiteful wind was fierce and sharp. Ted tried to escape, but it chased him, cackling, and sheared the hair right off his head.

He snuck home, frantic with embarrassment. Naturally Melanie was the first person to stop by.

“You’re bald!” she exclaimed. “I love it.”

“Darn,” cursed the wind.

This story was based on the prompt “first person” at TypeTrigger.

A Time Away

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“I need a vacation.”

“Oh? Where to?”

“Into my own brain, I think. An imagination vacation.”

“What are you going to do while you’re there?”

“Just relax.”

“Lucky you. My imagination doesn’t let me relax. Always an adventure going on.”

“That must be difficult.”

“Actually the hardest part is escaping!”

This story is based on a title suggested by @Zzenkrad.