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THE FROG JOURNAL

Tag: fun fiction

  • Pocket wilderness conflict – The forest for the trees

    Pocket wilderness conflict – The forest for the trees

    Pocket wilderness conflict – The forest for the trees The forest for the trees was what his great grand pappy used to say. “Can’t see the forest for the trees”. Dan shakes and dusts himself off. The collision had been a hard one, with the ground. However he would still be flying if not for…

  • Back the way they came

    Back the way they came

    Back the way they came It was Tuesday. Mark was happy that it was Tuesday. Mainly because he had survived Monday. He is outside after work. He sets up his phone. Now he can watch his favorites on the new streaming service they had been given. Furthermore, he’s impressed with this new version of the…

  • Story maps and a sandbag or two

    Story maps and a sandbag or two

    Story maps and a sandbag or two (Chapter One) It isn’t hard to see where everything went wrong. What is hard to see, is why it wasn’t visible before. That is the way of things, they are much more clear afterwards. When it matters less. The old place that will become visible in this story,…

  • Butterbeans and the eye of the storm

    Butterbeans and the eye of the storm

    Butterbeans and the eye of the storm Most of the building had fallen flat. The Sergeant begins immediately searching for the Lieutenant and Alex. Butterbeans sniffs and paws furiously in the debris. The din of the fallen building had been extreme. The eerie absence of noise was like a tomb. And the Sergeant and Butterbeans…

  • Between the lines of the closest star

    Between the lines of the closest star

    Between the lines of the closest star The air is acrid with smoke, as he regains consciousness. Daniel is laying on the ground. Not concrete, it is somewhere softer. More woodsy from the smell of it. He opens his eyes and takes a small look around. He is laying on the ground in some woods.…

  • Surface tension with Butterbeans

    Surface tension with Butterbeans

    Surface tension with Butterbeans The chaotic noise from below intensifies. The elevator rises quickly and shakes violently from the pursuit of the unknown entity. Alex holds Butterbeans closely as the lift ascends. The Lieutenant is shouting into a communication device as they rocket upwards. It sounds as though there are gathering forces above them. Their…

  • By the light of the closest star

    By the light of the closest star

    By the light of the closest star The stars are beautiful. Daniel watches them and wonders which one is his. He also wonders what it must be like there. It was summertime here. Based on the revelations he learned this morning, this is a fraction of what his real home has for a summer. He…