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THE FROG JOURNAL

Tag: fun fiction

  • A little drought and a new garden

    A little drought and a new garden

    A little drought and a new garden. The drought is something people still talk about. In fact, it is at least the second thing to come up in any conversation. Mostly among those who lived through it. The drought was town history. Something the people of a small town could relate to. It went on…

  • Enemy at the gate – The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart

    Enemy at the gate – The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart

    Enemy at the gate – The retrieval of Jupiter’s heart It’s the baby’s cry that wakes him. He reaches over to wake Emma and finds he is alone in the bed. Then he hears Emma’s soft voice on the baby monitor. She’s already with little James Abner. The room is dark, and he leaves the…

  • The clean sweep of the broom challenge

    The clean sweep of the broom challenge

    The clean sweep of the broom challenge Teresa is savagely angry. She slams the door behind her. Then she sets the broom in the corner. With any luck she won’t need it again today. After removing her outdoor shoes, she begins to clean up her muddy tracks on the floor. This takes her all of…

  • The last cryonics patient frozen in time

    The last cryonics patient frozen in time

    The last cryonics patient frozen in time. Kenny feels nervous. It’s ridiculous of course. It’s been six months, so it isn’t like he hasn’t had time. He ties the robe, and pulls the back closed. Whether or not his ass shows probably isn’t a big deal. He pulls it closed even more, just to be…

  • The strange journal of Tibious Frog Jones

    The strange journal of Tibious Frog Jones

    The strange journal of Tibious Frog Jones Billy closes the strange book. It isn’t anything like he first thought. After setting it aside, he makes a mental note to take it home after work. It is unusual, and something else. He adjusts the blueprints on his desk. In fact, the particular detail he is searching…

  • An old rocking chair with built in snooze button

    An old rocking chair with built in snooze button

    An old rocking chair with built in snooze button Davis wakes up rather abruptly. He checks his watch. Two thirty. Is that in the morning, or afternoon? He thinks about checking, but maybe a few more minutes of sleep first. So he lets his eyes close and feels himself drifting off. The sensation is pleasant.…

  • Finders keepers – Down on the farm

    Finders keepers – Down on the farm

    Finders keepers – Down on the farm. Previous Chapter It isn’t possible to make this stuff up. That whole business about truth being stranger than fiction? That’s an understatement. Kenneth kicks the old wooden box again. Nothing. Maybe it was a fluke? He looks back up at the sky and decides that isn’t possible. Flukes…