We humans, we are monstrous. We kill spiders, moths, ants, and other minibeasts without remorse. We shoot birds for sport. (And boars and bears and tigers and elephants and other animals, too.) We raise chickens only so we can twist their necks and roast them and devour them. (To say nothing of cattle, sheep, and … Continue reading You Don’t Need to Wear a Scary Costume to Be Monstrous This Halloween (You Are Monstrous the Way You Are)
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50-Word Stories #126
They were in a moonlit tent, in the forest. Two nightingales sang by turns. Frogs splashed in a nearby pond. Grasshoppers chirped. ‘Isn’t nature peaceful, sweetheart?’ he asked her. ‘Isn’t this date with nature better than going to the movies?’ A pack of wolves howled. She looked at him worried. Related articles 50-Word Stories #124 … Continue reading 50-Word Stories #126
50-Word Stories #125
'I plead guilty,' she said. Silence fell in the courtroom. The jurors and the judge stared at her wide-eyed. 'Hold your tongue woman!' her lawyer whispered. 'Hell no!' she roared. 'I butchered my husband and his slut I did! I want no life in prison. Give me the electric chair!' Related articles 50-Word Stories #124 … Continue reading 50-Word Stories #125



