Stories by Mirthryl, by oldest first

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  • A Woman's Work
    by Mirthryl 1300 words, 7 comments, on Sep 22 8:47 PM 2007. In Death, Family, First person, Humor, Society, Weird
  • Gotcher Goat?
    Scarcely had a blessing been asked on our food (a standard precaution with my Mother’s cooking) than a loud sound, rather like boys using a
    by Mirthryl 1000 words, 2 comments, on Jan 2 2:08 PM 2008. In Family, First person, Humor, Pets
  • Judgment Day
    “Well, that’s it! The ‘quick and the dead’ have all had their Day of Judgment, and been assigned to Heaven or Hell. That was a long sessi
    by Mirthryl 900 words, 2 comments, on Jan 5 2:31 PM 2008. In Fantasy, Humor, Short story, Society
  • The Cage
    There was an out.1 / If they both sat far enough away and pulled, they could uncover the brown particleboard corner with its quarter-circle
    by Mirthryl 1000 words, on Feb 12 12:04 PM 2008. In Family, Humor
  • Technophobia: Origins
    Did you ever wonder how someone quirky got to be the way they are? This is the story of one such beginning. One of mine. 1 / Once upon a
    by Mirthryl 800 words, 1 comment, on Feb 14 12:24 PM 2008. In First person, Humor
  • A Little Pea
    Every week the sign was changed. “Only 6 weeks until Spring!” Five, four, three, two… I stumped my dun boots, winter coat and pale face
    by Mirthryl 500 words, 4 comments, on Feb 14 3:16 PM 2008. In First person, Humor
  • Monster!
    “Monster! Monster!” shrieked the boys, in a pitch only first-grade sopranos can achieve. “Let’s get her!”1 / I ran as fast as I could, considering my large red rain boots. They were the kind w
    by Mirthryl 600 words, 4 comments, on Feb 15 11:07 AM 2008. In First person, Humor
  • DQ’d
    It was a very warm summer afternoon, and the kids had been so well-behaved that I thought we all deserved a treat. So we stopped at the Dairy Queen on our walk home. It was deliciously cool inside, and we each ordered an ic
    by Mirthryl 300 words, 3 comments, on Feb 29 11:55 AM 2008. In First person, Humor, Kids
  • Scared Stiff
    On Saturday afternoons, the neighborhood children crowded into our little pink bathroom on the ground floor. Its tiny window was opened, a
    by Mirthryl 700 words, 4 comments, on May 14 11:51 AM 2008. In Family, Personal
  • The Pursuit [Gotcher Goat 2]
    It was a bright autumn morning, brisk enough to be invigorating. Indeed, it was perfect jogging weather, though that was always more fun with a partner. At least, that’s what the goat may have been thinking as she chomped t
    by Mirthryl 600 words, 4 comments, on Jun 13 11:37 PM 2008. In First person, Humor
  • Horsing Around
    The creamy linen envelope was stiff with importance. It contained a single embossed card under a square of translucent tissue.
    by Mirthryl 700 words, 4 comments, on Jun 13 11:49 PM 2008. In First person, Humor
  • Tally Ho! or, The Refrigerator Door
    It was big, old, and yellow; a king-sized “fixer-upper.” The two-story farmhouse also came with a half-acre lot, a partially demolished co
    by Mirthryl 1600 words, 9 comments, on Jul 10 10:45 AM 2008. In Family, First person, Humor, Personal
  • Alpha Males (Blackie)
    At the crunching of the tan roadbed rocks at the bottom of our hill, Blackie’s head would lift, ears pricked. At the sound of the big truck engine down-shifting, he was off, a sable streak of canine conceit. With ferocious
    by Mirthryl 300 words, 6 comments, on Sep 13 7:52 PM 2008. In Humor, Personal, Pets
  • The Second Serpent
    Loop after loop of glistening, wet, black snake coiled unwillingly around a large reel, patted into place by the filthily gloved hand of it
    by Mirthryl 700 words, on Mar 5 11:32 PM. In First person, Humor, Life, Plumbing
  • A Little Batty
    “So, Mom...what do you know about rabies?”1
    by Mirthryl 2400 words, 2 comments, on Oct 30 10:06 AM. In Humor, Life
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