Drabbles, weird short stories, and other cheap drivel

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I'm a terrible writer. You don't have to take the time to tell me. I know. Quality? I write without that! But quantity? Darlin', I’ve got that in spades.

Hmmm, so how can I write more crap in even less time to annoy everyone on Lemmy? This comm will mostly be Drabbles, which are tiny stories that are exactly 100 words. Not 99. Not 101. One hundred. Like a hitman with a word count contract. (Which I've broken in this sidebar.)

A few other flash fiction and weird-ass short short stories may be posted as well.

These are pulp shots fired straight from my brain. No filter, no brakes, no shame.

Love 'em? Hate 'em? Doesn’t matter, because I’m posting them anyway.

Read fast. They bite.

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The Tomorrow Thief (feddit.online)

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The Tomorrow Thief
Written by Universal Monk

“Ready?” the man asked.

Charlie Newburry closed his eyes and nodded.

“What will I see?”

“Probably nothing too exciting,” the man said. “Maybe birds. Hopefully you’re only going back in time for ninety seconds.”

Charlie felt like he was falling.

“I’m not ready!” he yelled, eyes snapping open. Swaying ferns and steaming earth.
He heard a growl and spun around just as the saber-toothed tiger jumped on him. Fangs ripped into his neck. Bones crunched. Blood sprayed warm across ancient leaves.

Just before Charlie died, he watched a flock of birds, startled by sounds of struggle, fly into the sky.

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