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Carnivore corner: that time 18,000 cows blew up
Carnivore corner: that time 18,000 cows blew up That is a lot of bovine. It is still a disaster. The scale of it is staggering. At least it felt that way as I was reading the headlines. Most headlines read “explosion kills 18,000 cows”! I see the same headline across multiple media sources. My first…
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A factory’s last stand
A factory’s last stand The winds rip past him as he opens the door. It is torn from his grasp, and slams hard against the building. He can barely stand, as he is buffeted and pushed by the sheer force of the winds. Instinctively he knows this is bad. The Town before Forty years before…
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Coloring eggs outside the lines
Coloring eggs outside the lines We had the eggs. They were boiled, cooled and ready. Blank canvasses, ready for the artist’s touch. There was excitement, an egg coloring kit, and an eager egg artist. It was time to decorate some delicious food! From the look of things, we had lots of work to do. It’s…
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Butterbeans unabridged.
Butterbeans unabridged. Once upon a time she had been scared of heights. When she had been a pup she had been fearful of many strange scents. Now she has found the strangest scent ever. Her person had not known of the danger. Even she had been unaware, at first. She tries once again to warn…
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The snack battle; make mine a tomato.
The snack battle; make mine a tomato. It’s a good meal. Yet sometimes a snack can eat like a meal. This can be especially true with nachos. However the nachos were a fresh idea from yesterday and this was today. With this in mind, finding a snack was quickly becoming a mission. We had chips,…
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Pocket Wilderness Conflict Subterfuge
Pocket Wilderness Conflict Subterfuge Dan the duck blinks in surprise. He hadn’t expected anyone would be around this part of the pond. Especially not at this time of the morning. He quacks a greeting to the frog family, as he passes them on the way to the pond. He waddles for the fastest part of…
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Catching a Nimbus With a Forest
Catching a Nimbus With a Forest The clouds drift by in the distance. The distance beyond the thing. Forest wills his eyes to the clouds. Purposefully avoiding looking directly at the thing. He knows it’s talking to him. He would prefer to ignore it. However, he knows there will be no avoiding this conversation. It…
