Write a story featuring an animal who subverts expectations (like a snuggly tiger, or something more magical, like a literal fish out of water).

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“Move over Popover” by Celeste Kuun

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I have a pet dinosaur. Except no one really knows that it is a dinosaur.You see, scientists have it all wrong about what dinosaurs looked like. You can’t really blame them because they only have the bones of dinosaurs to give them a rough idea of what they looked like. The only thing bones establish is the size.My dinosaur is about the size of a really large dog, but he doesn’t have scales or rough skin. He doesn’t even have feathers like scientists are now imagining. No. My dinosaur is big and fluffy, with big blotches of purple fur all ove...

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“The Cliff” by Marjolein Maassen

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“This is never going to work, you know.” The voice came from behind him, but he didn’t turn around. He ignored the sigh that followed too. Instead, he shuffled slightly closer to the edge, until he could feel a cool breeze on the bottom of his feet. He took a deep breath. “I’m not going to patch you up again Carl”, his friend said. “You’re on your own this time.” Carl counted down in his head. Three… two… ONE. He spread his flippers and jumped, enthusiastically flapping them up and down, trying to get some traction. For a brief second he t...

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“The Amazing Mr. Butterball” by Kathleen Whalen

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“Come on, Mr. Butterball. It’s time now. It’s moving day.”First off, I despised the name Mr. Butterball. I was a cat and not a turkey.Alice came up with the name because the family adopted me around Thanksgiving. Alice was five at the time. The rest of the family thought it was cute.“Alice, please stop calling me that. Why couldn’t you have picked a cool name like Thor or Batman?”“Hush, Mr. Butterball. If Mom hears me talking to you she’ll think I clearly lost my mind.”I was lying on Alice’s bed at the edge of her cozy pink comforter. I wish...

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“A Tiny Flame” by Megan Meyerson

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Kathryn swished the skirts of her favorite lilac dress, Sonny firmly perched on her shoulder, his small, scaly wings outstretched to keep him balanced, his front claws clutching his single gold coin protectively. She paused briefly next to the dark marble wall to admire her reflection. “I’m telling you, he tried to kill me!” Squeaked the tiny dragon from her shoulder. “Oh, rubbish,” Kathryn replied. “Why would he ...

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“Mr. Duck” by Judith Pratt

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MR. DUCK The duck followed me home. I heard him before I saw him, a cheerful “pwuk wuk wuk?” behind me on the country road. I’d begun to take a walk every evening after work. Otherwise I’d sit and brood about my job and eat too many cookies. “Where did you come from?” I asked the duck, who had paddled up to me, tilted its head, and was considering me out of a bright little eye. There’s a farm up the road from me, but I’d never seen ducks there, just fat black cows and a bunch of idiotic fluffy chickens. The only other house on my stree...

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“Not Really Cats, Your Highness” by Leanne Huang

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The herald blew his trumpet.“Your Royal Highness, may I present the Crown Prince Wonwoo of the Eastern Lands and...and...”You looked up impatiently from the book you were reading. "Yes?" you pressed the herald."...his...twelve cats, Your Highness.” The herald cleared his throat and bowed apologetically. "Forgive me for the delay. I was...quite astonished at his, er, furry entourage. And I was counting to make sure I got the, er, number right.""Let him in," you said excitedly, suddenly forgetting the book you were reading. You got up from you...

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“The Musing Mastiff” by OB Jato

Submitted to Contest #41

The door did not open like it usually did. There was no hesitation in its movement. The latch opened on the first attempt too. I lived in a house which I could barely call one, let alone call it a home. The roof could fall to the floor at any moment. The landlord disagreed. But he also said the water and the electricity would be available round the clock. I fumbled around my pocket, which bore too much weight ever since I had lost my wallet. Its misplacement might have meant I would need to carry around less weight, but the loose change...

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“Bark Twain” by Cain Rose

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Running my hands through his shallow banks of fur, the smooth glide of my hand is interrupted by the rough patches of corruption. Bark Twain's coat is light grey with Rorschach patterns of white. Now his flesh is bare, cracked, and bleeding on patches of bacteria infested skin. As I gently caress his head, he whimpers a soft whine. "I'm sorry Twain. Not too much longer buddy. I promise it'll get better." My best friend, a 10 year old pit bull. My ex-husband and I got him when he was a puppy. He was such a wild pup. Only ever taking a break f...

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“GOING TO THE DOGS - by Rod Carley” by Rod Carley

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GOING TO THE DOGS My younger sister wanted to give birth to a dog, but had two children instead -- Jenny and Jerome. My sister, JoJo, has a thing for the letter J. As a kid, she put Jam on everything, from toast to watermelon to potatoes. Jello and Jiffy Pop were big hits too. Our mother took creole cooking classes so she could learn how to make Jambalaya. When my sister was eight she spent twelve hours in Emergency after a Jawbreaker got stuck in her throat. As a result, my parents missed their flight for a winter getaway they had booked a...

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Write a story featuring an animal who subverts expectations (like a snuggly tiger, or something more magical, like a literal fish out of water).

Submissions are closed

✍️ 69 stories

“Move over Popover” by Celeste Kuun

“The Cliff” by Marjolein Maassen

“The Amazing Mr. Butterball” by Kathleen Whalen

“A Tiny Flame” by Megan Meyerson

“Mr. Duck” by Judith Pratt

“Not Really Cats, Your Highness” by Leanne Huang

“The Musing Mastiff” by OB Jato

“Bark Twain” by Cain Rose

“GOING TO THE DOGS - by Rod Carley” by Rod Carley

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Write about an animal who changes a person's life (for better or worse).

Write about an animal species that doesn't exist in real life — an alien, new discovery, imaginary creature — it's up to your interpretation!

Write about an animal who goes on a journey.

Write about an animal who causes a huge problem.

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