Monthly Archives: October 2015

October 22, 2015

Following on a Theme…Since it is soon to be Halloween! :)

By Kat Myrman

So I penned a rather shocking 100 Word Story recently for Friday Fictioneer’s Challenge.  I do hope I didn’t offend anyone! It seems our Mr. Incubus had little demon mouths to feed…one really can’t blame him for his scheme!  You can read the full story here if you are interested…but a warning, it it not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach! 🙂

For brevity’s sake I saw this cartoon on one of my social media feeds and thought it would make a good follow-up. It also makes me feel a little less ghoulish to know that there are others with a similarly sick sense of humor. Have a wonderful October! 🙂

halloween pic

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October 21, 2015

Free Vacation – A 100 Word Story for Friday Fictioneers

By Kat Myrman
Photo Credit: Ron Pruitt

Photo Credit: Ron Pruitt

It was easy to find takers for an all-expense paid week at Constellation Resort, a true oasis retreat offering gourmet dining, daily massage and a variety of activities like golf, hiking and swimming.

While guests boarded the bus at the welcome center Mr. Incubus finalized details with his staff:

“Ensure that our guests feel like VIP’s. If requested, menu items may be substituted but only as indicated in the feeding protocol guide. Daily massages for guests are mandatory to ensure the tenderest meat. Apply coercive herd management techniques if necessary. Slaughter is scheduled as always at 0600 on Friday.”

kat ~ 21 October 2015

(99 Words / Genre: Horror)

In honor of Halloween, I thought a bit of horror was in order. 🙂 Thank you Rochelle at Friday Fictioneers for another engaging challenge and to Ron Pruitt for a most intriguing photo. If you’d like to read other stories or have a go at your own story, click HERE.

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October 21, 2015

Lucy

By Kat Myrman

Meet Lucy.

Lucy

Lucy

She found her way into our hearts by virtue of an incredible network of of rescue and animal transport teams who received a tip that this grand little lady was headed for a high kill shelter. A quick intervention was organized resulting in her rescue before she was surrendered. At 16 years of age and in the condition she was in, her future looked grim.

This is Lucy's

This is Lucy’s “Before”

And this is Lucy

And this is Lucy “After”

But after a vet check and thorough grooming, she is a new girl. She’ll be coming to live with my pack this weekend. And I normally don’t write about such things here on my blog, except that I just realized October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. If you have room in your heart and home consider loving one of these lost souls…especially the older ones. It will change their life…and yours! 🙂

9 Comments | posted in Random Thoughts and Musings, Social Issues

October 21, 2015

Unfriended

By Kat Myrman

unfriended

I admit that I am
stunned at how easily
you can commit cyber
homicide, annihilating
me, rendering me invisible
with a simple stroke,
unfriended,
deleted from existence,
blocked…
out of sight,
but hardly out
of mind you know…
the bitter truth behind
these cyber battles we
employ, caps-lock
loaded, raging red, souls
sucked deep into the
grid is that it is not
reality really…
but try convincing
my broken heart that
our painful têxt-à-têxt
doesn’t mean anything
as I wait for you to call…

kat ~ 21 October 2015

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October 20, 2015

Vincent’s Legacy – FFfAW Challenge

By Kat Myrman

Photo Credit: TJ Paris

 
Vincent had invested years as an Aurelian devoted to the study of Lepidoptera. In lay terms, he was a butterfly chaser!

A rumor had sparked his latest quest to a remote village at the base of a mountain. Several locals had seen a strange looking butterfly frequenting the cliff-clinging, succulents nearby. It was a long treacherous climb to the summit but when he saw it, he knew.

“If only I could get a closer look,” he thought as he inched toward the edge.

Weeks later, search teams were only able to recover Vincent’s camera, his remains likely carried off by wild animals. 

In those final moments he managed to capture the only photographed record of his greatest discovery…a most rare butterfly that would forever be known as the “Vicentius’ Praeda Fugacior Papilio.” (Vincent’s Elusive Butterfly) 

kat ~ 20 October 2015
(137 Words)

Thanks to Priceless Joy for this week’s FFfAW (Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers) challenge. Phito credit to: TJ Paris! thanks TJ! to read more stories click HERE.

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