Write about someone who keeps an unusual animal as a pet.

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“MY STRANGE PET AND I” by Joyful Joel Zemba

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TW: sexual abuse MY STRANGE PET AND I PART 1 One often likes a pet when they decide to keep one. One often decides to keep one, but I was given no such luxuries of either decision or of needing to hold affection for my pet. I had to keep it. I don’t know if it is was the pet that needed me or I that needed the pet, but one thing was certain, we were both slaves of each other neither wanting to be here but both needing to be. This creature I was given for a pet had horns, and as if that wasn’t odd enough it had or more proper, w...

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“The Fox, the Boy, and the Tree” by Elisabeth Strapp

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Glaring, and monstrous, the orange of his back gleaming in the bright kitchen lights, his tail, bushy and swaying, he stood there, 14 inches tall and stoic. I swallowed. Rox the fox was a perfectly good excuse to reject my friend Arlo's invitation to hang out. I would have succeeded in my endeavor to deny his invite too, if it hadn't been for the fact that I had lost my house key at school today. Arlo was a dangly 12 year-old who seemed incapable of protecting me against his good friend. Ever since I had stepped inside Rox's domain (Arlo's h...

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“Colonel Higgins” by Audrey McAlister

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“You’re kidding - she left you a monkey?” I hesitated, searching my husband’s bewildered face. Would he believe me? “Well, technically it’s a lemur.” “A lemur. Great. And where are we going to keep said lemur?” At least he believed me. “His cage is part of the package,” I explained. “We can’t donate it to a zoo?” “Will,” I said firmly, putting my hand on his shoulder. “Gran loved this lemur. Now we have to love it for her.” He ran his fingers through his red hair and nodded, sighing.&nbs...

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“Ferna The Genet” by Lemon Nugget

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I had lived in Nebraska my whole life; it was my home. The beautiful town of Chadron, I remember the landscapes even now. My parents were lovers of animals, always even when they were kids. They had been childhood friends; as soon as they could date, they did. They had been each other's one, and only, they never needed anyone else. When I was little, I thought that would happen to me one day, I would find my one and only. But I was a lonely kid, regularly dressed in a dark red hoodie and always sat in the back of the class. I was too...

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“Linda's pet Rocky” by Reamae Jorolan

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Linda had always been keeping a cockroach as her pet. Many people have their own pets similar to each other but different from her. Her pet is treated as a pest because of its characteristics. It may unusual to everyone but she loves her pet cockroach. She treated her pet as her only friend who listened to all her problems in the world. She put her pet in a box and constantly feed it. She named it as Rocky. Just like Linda, her pet is living in the shadows. For several years, Linda has been living in that state. She kept her pet fo...

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“Bay life” by Meredyth Lewis

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She had adopted one of these animals as a pet before. This was her second attempt. They were always at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, becoming available especially when the huge tanks needed restoration or a big cleaning job that could take weeks, if not months. Well-funded individuals or private parties who ‘adopted’ sea animals and had proven themselves well-equipped to provide a temporary home, were often called upon to help during these times. During the slow winter months, it was extra nice to have the one-on-one, human-animal connection an...

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“Ruby in the Ashes” by Christine Leaf

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I come home every day to scratches all over the walls. And once a week, I fill the scratches in with putty that I have tinted to match the color of the paint on the walls. And once a month, I re-paint the walls to smooth out the putty-filled scratch marks. This is only in the living room, though. It’s because Ruby flies through the living room everyday when she is not in the basement. Ruby is my cardinal, and she is as red as you can imagine a bright red to be. She brings much needed color into my home. The basement is where she stays most o...

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“Sugar Magnolia” by J. D.

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Maggie came to Felicita for the most practical of reasons, though it was also, she thought, through the hand of serendipity.Hannah had been dating Tom for months and wanted to show her love for him with a gift to remember. When Tom opened the box and saw Maggie, he was thrilled. He oohed and aahed over her before he turned his attention back to Hannah. They made out for a while until they heard a blood curdling scream coming from the living room.“Uh oh,” said Hannah as she looked over and realized that Maggie had left the room.They ran to th...

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“Uh and Bu” by Yamini Panchaksharam

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"What a strange place," was one of many thoughts that Duh had as he walked along a sandy beach. The thought kept coming back as he and his parents and friends walked on green grass, desert sand, rocks, and ice or flew over fire and water. There was nothing like this where they came from. During their exploration of this strange blue green planet, they had seen creatures that could walk, sometimes on four legs and sometimes on two. Some could creep while others could fly or swim. The creatures went about doing what they were used to doing, ob...

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“The sky that came over Gable Brick Place. ” by Mia P

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Today is the closest I will ever be to dying. I’m not exaggerating, I didn’t fall off the balcony or burn my hand on the stove (though I would never be on the stove because Margret would cook for me). My head is in an albino lion’s mouth. My albino lion’s mouth, to be exact. I got Ashton when I was 9, a few days before Dad passed away from cancer. I loved my dad and all of the stargazing and movie nights and staying up late when mom didn’t know. I was a hard-core Daddy’s-girl. When dad got diagnosed, he gave me my first pet. An albino ...

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“Mr. Carmichael and his Unusual Guest” by Marjorie Kabwe

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Fairy tales and real life a meant to be separate. That’s exactly what the extremely busy, no fun Mr. Carmichael always thought until one day. Mr. Carmichael lived alone. He only met his relatives during social gatherings and emergencies. He was never fond of children, pets and never had any of either. His nephews and nieces always stayed clear from him, because of his headmaster style temper. But Grace their mother always told them that despite their uncle’s socially ineptness, he loved them…somehow. Back to Mr. Carmichael. It was the weeken...

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“Ivy and Her Pet Bettas” by Dick Hardwood

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Betta fish? For pets? Who ever heard of such a thing? You can't possibly pet a fish, can you?" These are good questions. Very good questions indeed. One's that deserve answers. And answers I have. Good ones, from first hand experience.First, I will need to introduce you to my best friend and love of my life, Ivy. She is something, I tell you what. Beautiful. Smart. Seductive. Adventurous Energetic. All of the above and more. We are each others fellow travelers, able to share in experiences, even in these troubled times our world is goin...

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“Discipline” by Dilettante Shultz

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It was supposed to be an all-nighter. Raj once again, tired from his job had given himself a half-hour T.V. break before beginning work on his newest project, a screenplay he had intended to produce with a small group of amateur filmmakers he knew. That half hour became “Just one more episode” and bled into an hour, then two, then before he knew it the glowing hole of a box had consumed his entire evening. Groggy and half asleep he groped for the remote, deciding he couldn’t heave himself out of his hypnagogic state to get his creative ...

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“Morpho ” by Kristyna Lauren

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Trinity arrived on Earth on May 20, 1990 at 3:33 P.M. in the warm waters of Tulum, Mexico. She weighed eight pounds and four ounces, had beautiful olive skin, and dark brown eyes to match. A couple of months before Trinity’s arrival, her young mother Nina was dealing with the death of her lover who overdosed on pain medication in their home in California. Broken-hearted, Nina tore through his belongings to find answers—anything to console her. Underneath a pile of his old clothes she found a tattered book. She shuffled throug...

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“The Snap of a Finger” by Marlene Tinajero

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As I sat in the middle of my torment, the wind rustled the tree’s leaves outside the window. The sky was covered in a blanket of grey clouds and Mr.Knorr was just about to finish the final chapter of To Kill a Mockingbird, when the final bell rang. Stuffing their materials into their backpacks, everyone rushed out the door. I dragged my feet, through the halls filled with stomping shoes, and out the main door. It had been cloudy all week with not a single drop of rain but as I walked out the door, the waterfall came c...

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Write about someone who keeps an unusual animal as a pet.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 178 stories

“MY STRANGE PET AND I” by Joyful Joel Zemba

“The Fox, the Boy, and the Tree” by Elisabeth Strapp

“Colonel Higgins” by Audrey McAlister

“Ferna The Genet” by Lemon Nugget

“Linda's pet Rocky” by Reamae Jorolan

“Bay life” by Meredyth Lewis

“Ruby in the Ashes” by Christine Leaf

“Sugar Magnolia” by J. D.

“Uh and Bu” by Yamini Panchaksharam

“The sky that came over Gable Brick Place. ” by Mia P

“Mr. Carmichael and his Unusual Guest” by Marjorie Kabwe

“Ivy and Her Pet Bettas” by Dick Hardwood

“Discipline” by Dilettante Shultz

“Morpho ” by Kristyna Lauren

“The Snap of a Finger” by Marlene Tinajero

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