I put towels at every door and window, but despite my efforts the rising water from the new reservoir kept seeping into my home.
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#quikfic 51
My dog kept me awake half the night with his barking. I don’t know why. It was the neighbors’ home that was broken into, not mine.
#quikfic 50
The flipped coin landed on its edge. Allison honored our bet and slept with me. Can’t wait to see what else that magic store has.
#quikfic 49
My kids went home with their mother, leaving two dozen Easter eggs in the fridge. I ate one daily and remembered the fun we’d had.
#quikfic 48
“You want my body?” she asked. “God, yes!” he said. “Good. I want yours.” She drew her gun and fired. “At the bottom of a lake.”
#quikfic 47
“Tell me, Fenster, how is being a ghost working out for you?” “Well, Tom, not so great, actually. I’m barely eeking out a living.”
#quikfic 46
Spring and its storms came. But the ghosts went silent and troubled us no more as we exchanged our weary thoughts for the garden.
#quikfic 45
He dumped the roach out of his mug and poured in fresh coffee. “Fifteen years in this damned job, it’s way too late to get picky.”
#quikfic 44
When he lowered the tray in front of him, Bob found a note: “Sorry about what my baby did to your seat on the previous flight.”
#quikfic 43
“And what is the worst sin?” the revivalist shouted. A voice replied, “You foolin’ around with my sister behind this here tent!”