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LAUREN McBRIDE: Alone in the Dark

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Home alone, almost asleep, she freezes at the sound. Wide awake now, eyes straining in the dark, holding her breath, she listens. The faint rustling grows closer, an alarming noise: intruder!

She reaches for her pistol. Heart pounding, hands shaking, she rounds the corner, aims, and nearly shoots the cockroach.

Lauren McBride’s work has appeared in various science fiction, horror, nature and children’s publications including Scifaikuest (featured poet, August 2010) and The Drabbler (honorable mention twice). She shares a love of laughter, science and the ocean with her husband and two children.

This story was previously printed in Boston Literary Magazine, Fall 2008, under the pseudonym Elizabeth L. Collins.

Sick of Being Single

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“I’m sick of being single.”

“Yeah, me too. It’s totally lame. It’s hard to do anything about it though, you know?”

“Well, this is kind of counter-intuitive, but apparently if we don’t want to be single anymore, we have to split.”

“Worth a try. Anything’s better than staying single-celled forever.”

Faulty Trigger

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*click*

Oh no.

*click click*

It’s jammed! This is bad. REALLY BAD.

*click click click click*

What am I going to do?! Any second now he’s going to turn around and see me, and then…

*click click BANG*

Phew!

I thought I might get blamed for breaking his nail gun.

This story was based on the TypeTrigger prompt “faulty trigger”.

The Terminology of War

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“You and me, we’re flanking, right?”

“I thought we were the vanguard.”

“What’s a vanguard?”

“The guys at the front, I think.”

“Aren’t those the shock troopers?”

“Only if they’re charging ahead and catching the enemy by surprise.”

“Like a blitzkrieg?”

“Sort of.”

“These water fights have gotten really complicated.”

This story was based on the TypeTrigger prompt “and me.”

Lyin’ For Love

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“I’m just a lonely cowpoke,” Billy admitted. “I ain’t no gun-totin’ hero, really.”

“Aw, shucks,” Milly muttered. “I was countin’ on you to save my ranch from Bad Bart!”

“I’m awful sorry, Milly.”

“Don’t be, darlin’. Truth is, I’ve been lyin’, too.”

“Pardon?”

“Y’see, pardner, I actually am Bad Bart!”

RAMMY MEYEROWITZ: Fairy Tale Redux

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Every night the elves secretly finished the cobbler’s work.

The intricate yet sturdy shoes became very popular.

The king heard about this and the cobbler was called to the castle to make royal shoes.

Unfortunately he didn’t know how to prepare that style himself.

In the end he was beheaded.

This story came to Rammy in his three-quarter sleep.