Tag Archives: freedom

Priscilla the Independent Porcupine

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Priscilla the porcupine kept a tidy house. She dusted regularly and opened the windows so she could smell the lavender in the garden.

Hers was an idyllic home.

On Tuesdays she flew a flag and shot at the tax man. The one thing Priscilla loved more than tidiness was freedom.

Normally I try to take prompts from different people, but when @MisterFiendZero gave me this prompt, along with the previous one, I knew I had to go with both.

One Way Out

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The runners toed the line and prepared for the firing of the gun. Muscles tense, they tried to clear their minds and relax. Many years of blood, sweat, and tears had led to this moment. They felt woefully unprepared.

Then—

BANG!

They fell, their wish for freedom finally, permanently granted.