Write about an animal who causes a huge problem.

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“Wolves” by April Lectrice

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I walked out of my den. Alana and the rest of the pack was beginning to gather, preparing for the first hunt. Being one of the lesser Betas, I was able to slip into the group without being noticed.Our Alpha, Alana was going over the strategies. “The Omegas will chase the deer out and try to separate a few from the herd. Then the group of betas that I assigned a moment ago will emerge from the tree at Birdbeak Peak. Then they will continue the chase to where I will be waiting with Dalka, Olgrum, Torbik, and Alis at Fox Hole Hill. We will clos...

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“An Uninvited Guest” by Emma Levin

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“Louie! Get out here!” Jesus Christ, of all days, today. Melanie was exasperated. “LOUIE!” She took a deep breath. “COME HERE NOW!” Her voice might be hoarse before the party, but goddamnit there might not even be a party at this rate. “I’m in the bathroom, sweetie!” Louie sounded miles away. “COME OUT NOW! I NEED YOU!” Melanie was a little too close to her neighbor’s property to be shouting this loud at 10 am on a Saturday morning, but desperate times call for desperate measures.“I SAID GET OUT HERE!”“Are you dying? Did somebody die?”...

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“A Purrfect Plan” by Victoria Lendon

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Eve-His wide blue eyes pulled me in like a black hole. They were captivating, adorable. As was he. His little black paws, and the way he nuzzled into my leg, everything about that damned kitten compelled me to adopt him. I called him Hades, after my favorite Greek deity. When I took him home to my girlfriend Anna, she was delighted, and took him into her pale arms like a baby. She cooed at and cradled the tiny creature happily. If only I'd known that the sweet little kitten would grow to tear our world apart. It started small. When Hades was...

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“First Words” by LeighAnne Ferreol

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Nobody knew I killed her. I was so careful about it. I planned it for years. Everything was planned down to the letter. I treated that bitch like a goddess this last year. Put up with all her nagging and demands, put up with the way she belittled me, put up with anything I had to to convince everyone I “loved her” too much to do it. He could never do that! Martin worshipped Debbie! That was what they were all saying to the police. I waited until the kids had graduated and left the house. I picked the perfect spot in a remote forest. My...

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“Python Snakes” by Blane Britt

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I’m not into Ophiology the study and science of snakes in specific. It’s a branch of herpetology that is exclusive to snakes. Another word used for this field is “Ophiodiology” and we call that weird person who does this kind of job a Pee-Wee Herman “Ophiologist”. Remember herpetology is the science of reptiles and amphibians”. As a matter a fact! I don’t even like snakes since what happened in the Garden of Eden. The Garden of Eden is described in Genesis, Chapters 2 and 3. The Lord created the Garden specifically for Adam, the first man, w...

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“DOG” by Sandra Claros

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The animal certainly had no name.It was chubby, brownish and furry.Was it a dog.That is the problem, because it was not a dog, as I got mistaken about his origin, because he was not a real dog, or, let me say, I thought it was.But it was more than that.U called it a devil.Yes, dear reader, you will give the reason when I explain this story.At the beginning of the writing process, the so called dog, was still sleeping.After four and a half tablets of valerian pills, correctly dissolved in four and a half glasses of water, according to th...

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“For better or for worse.” by Roxie Van Der Linde

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The moving truck stoped outside Quinn's apartment block and hooted. She popped her head out of the sitting room window and smiled down at Ben. Ben, her boyfriend for three years and now her fiance, had asked her to move into his townhouse with him. She was so excited to start this new adventure with him."Quinn lets get a move on," Ben shouted from the street below.Luckily she had thought ahead and hired some guy to do all the heavy lifting. Quinn walked into her bedroom with some liver spread. In it was a sleeping pill for her french bulldog...

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“Dexter” by Marie-Josee Higgins

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Dexter is an extremely cute Yorkshire terrier and poodle mix, a “Yorkiepoo”. The first time we met was at a Christmas party at a friend’s house and he must have been about a year and half at the time. He was not fully grown, his fur was a nice caramel colour with darker highlights around the eyes, the ears and the lower parts of the hind legs, and oh, so soft. He was very friendly with people and other pets and had magnificent big brown eyes just begging for affection. I was immediately under his spell. And that is saying a lot since I have ...

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“Break in” by Hannah Lawn

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He felt along the live wire of the electric fence, staying close enough to sense the buzz pulsing through it and far enough not to risk a shock. There was always a weak point. And if he couldn’t find it, he had the tools to break it if necessary. He never went anywhere without his prongs, he couldn’t, even though carrying them was dangerous. Some of the other guys had lost them in fights and they were tough to get back. You had to wait it out. But in a way not carrying arms also gave you a bit of peace. You stood out less to the authorities ...

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“THAT PUPPY IS A LION” by RADIUS HAVWAALA

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The heat was oppressive as the sun raced through a cloudless steel-blue sky. Pwinga walked through Ndema forest, the Remington hunting rifle stuck on his body like a third arm. He had spent the whole day hunting but didn’t kill any animal. Rounding a thick shrub he heard a startling sound shake the afternoon silence. It forced him to glare with big round eyeballs. His mouth flew open drawing an ugly O, his heart was gripped by a terrible premonition of danger. Holding his breath like a swimmer; he walked slowly towards the sound until he was...

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“Chasing Butterflies ” by Emma Clint

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“It died.” “What did?” “The butterfly we caught.” “You kept that?”—a pause—“Of course it did.” Mumbling something, the boy turned his head back toward the window, his left leg swinging from the bay window seat, making rhythmic taps on the hardwood floor. Shik. Shik. Shik. The boy to whom he had addressed these remarks finally looked up from his book, to say, with a slight air of annoyance, “What’s that, Bertie? Speak up.”Albert swung around to face the room, planting both feet on the floor with a sharp and satisfying...

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“Imagine If...” by Hannah Burgess

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Everything hurt. I swam through the rancid water, stained a dull grey from oil spills. A plastic band cut into my back, the salty water digging into my wound. I swallowed another mouthful of this filth and coughed. I struggled to continue, fighting against the tide against all costs. I could not swim forever or they would get me. Those fanged beasts that could smell blood from miles away. They could kill a small thing like me in a matter of seconds. Home couldn’t be far. I had to keep swimming. As I lifted my head towards the surface I heard...

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“Bobo Amina Harrison pen name Regina Owens” by Regina Owens

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BOBOByAmina Harrison (pen name)“MOM, HE IS AT IT AGAIN,” a six years old child yells as her pet cat Bobo is tearing away at her clothes as well as some paper in her bedroom. “Okay, Bobo; mom will be very upset,” the pet cat a Cheshire one looks at the child name Chrissy with its soft, watery eyes now Bobo will leap from Chrissy’s bed and runs out the bedroom now Chrissy looks a little amused even though whenever Bobo misbehaves like tearing away clothes maybe laying around or better worse Bobo uses her claws to scratch at the furnishings in ...

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“Fuzzy fission ” by Celeste Kuun

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Cats are more trouble than they're worth. Now, before you go branding me a cat hater, let me tell you a story of Mr. Tibbins. I work at the Brightwater Nuclear Facility. Never heard of it? Good. It is a top-secret facility that houses nuclear weapons for impoverished third world countries who decided to invest their country's dwindling financial resources in something a bit more Avante Garde than medicine and food reserves for the people. Let me tell you, it was all the rage in the 80s.Our job at Brightwater Nuclear Facility is to ...

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“A Mother's Love” by Rachelle McKeown

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Jeff Jeff always enjoyed his morning runs and today was no exception. He had woken up early enough to make the thirty-minute drive to the trail he liked to run in the Whites and had just started his workout. The air smelled vaguely of pine and birds chirped happily. He could barely hear them over his music, but his eyes were extremely in tune to his surroundings. He was always looking down, making sure that he was avoiding roots and any squirrels who might dart into his path. He remembered the time he had tripped over a root and had landed f...

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Write about an animal who causes a huge problem.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 99 stories

“Wolves” by April Lectrice

“An Uninvited Guest” by Emma Levin

“A Purrfect Plan” by Victoria Lendon

“First Words” by LeighAnne Ferreol

“Python Snakes” by Blane Britt

“DOG” by Sandra Claros

“For better or for worse.” by Roxie Van Der Linde

“Dexter” by Marie-Josee Higgins

“Break in” by Hannah Lawn

“THAT PUPPY IS A LION” by RADIUS HAVWAALA

“Chasing Butterflies ” by Emma Clint

“Imagine If...” by Hannah Burgess

“Bobo Amina Harrison pen name Regina Owens” by Regina Owens

“Fuzzy fission ” by Celeste Kuun

“A Mother's Love” by Rachelle McKeown

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