AW Flash Fiction — Patriotism — 1/2/11

High above, over a true "home of the brav...

Image by The Library of Congress via Flickr

Don’t even ask me where this piece came from. I totally blanked out on the theme word, so went for as much foolishness as I could muster within the time limit. The ending is all wrong and I’ll try to tweak it later.

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If Pa had done his W-4 right in the first place, I wouldn’t be married to a zombie. But he’d got his knickers in a knot when he found out he owed more taxes than what his employer had withheld (as galling as that already was!) That’s when he got the bright idea to create his own country. Continue reading

AW Flash Fiction — Patriotism — 1/2/11

High above, over a true "home of the brav...

Image by The Library of Congress via Flickr

Don’t even ask me where this piece came from. I totally blanked out on the theme word, so went for as much foolishness as I could muster within the time limit. The ending is all wrong and I’ll try to tweak it later.

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If Pa had done his W-4 right in the first place, I wouldn’t be married to a zombie. But he’d got his knickers in a knot when he found out he owed more taxes than what his employer had withheld (as galling as that already was!) That’s when he got the bright idea to create his own country. Continue reading