Reddit writing prompt: Good Boy, Bad Man

I am Boy. I am a Dog. I love my Human so much.

Human is Good Man, even though I am often Bad Dog.

“Bad Dog!” he screams at me, kicking me in the side.

“I am sorry, I am sorry, I am sorry,” I bark, but he does not understand.

“Shut up!” Then, he hits me. This is how I learn to never chew on shoes, even though they look so much like my rubber toys.

“Bad Dog!” he yells. It hurts when he slaps my head.

I should know better. I am not supposed to chase Cat, but I do; I cannot help it. She taunts me with her fluffy tail and bats me on my nose when Human isn’t looking. She never gets in trouble, but I do. Continue reading Reddit writing prompt: Good Boy, Bad Man

Reddit Writing Prompt: Kim Jong Un and the Genie

The news trended on Facebook within minutes of the stealthy cell phone pictures that were smuggled out by a Saudi attaché were posted on the site. It eclipsed exciting stories of Kanye West, political drama, and whatever Middle Eastern country had yet another bombing. All the rest of the world was fixated on the single, blurry, and quite disturbing photo of what was clearly the Great Fat One, er – Great Successor, Kim Jong Un, in the midst of rubbing what appeared to be an oil lamp not dissimilar of a similarly comic one that was featured in Disney’s Aladdin. Continue reading Reddit Writing Prompt: Kim Jong Un and the Genie

Reddit writing prompt: Neckbeards and White Walkers

The ravens arrived, en masse and unexpected. Hundreds must have been dispatched from the Citadel to ensure the dark words were received across the realm, and dozens came just for Maester Dorcas. Their quorking was so loud, the inhabitants of the small village peered out of their windows to watch the black-winged messengers cluster around the Maester’s tower. Continue reading Reddit writing prompt: Neckbeards and White Walkers