Category: Fiction
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Knave of Pentacles | Larry the Loser
Larry was one of those people who couldn’t keep track of his stuff. The other farmers made fun of him for always losing things and nicknamed him Loser Larry. The poor guy wasted so much time looking for lost things that his farm was suffering. On this particular day, he’d lost a sandal. He was…
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3TC #MM40 | Not Unwelcome
Welcome to the daily Three Things Challenge.Use your imagination and creativity using one, two or all three words that may or may not be related. There are no restrictions regarding length, style, or genre, though please keep it family friendly. Tag your responses with 3TC, #threethingschallenge or TTC, and you can add Di’s logo if…
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King of Swords | Scent of a Lion
Harry was baffled. Here he was a handsome, successful, warrior-type with a six-pack that wouldn’t quit, and he could not get a date. No matter how polite or how many times he’d grin that reckless grin of his, women just didn’t go for him. At first, it looked like speed dating might be the answer,…
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Rattled
She found a Sunoco station with its lights still on and pulled in, but it looked deserted. Against her better judgement she got out of the car and went inside to discover the only sign of life was a small, staticky radio set to a bluegrass station. Something seemed off; the hair stood up on…
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Five of Swords | Niccolo Takes a Dive
“Good morning, you gorgeous creature!” Niccolo gushed as he stared into the pond at his reflection. “A veritable Greek god come to Earth, that’s you!” Niccolo was immensely pleased with himself — so pleased, in fact, that he couldn’t get over it. Whenever he had an opportunity to gaze upon his handsome self, he took…
aka, The Abject Muse 