Rae Penderweed's published ficlets
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Short diolouge [ Make Me Laugh Challange]

“Stay calm. This is not the time to panic!”
“Yes, don’t worry. I’m a lawyer!”
“Should I panic NOW?”
“No, that would be far…
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The Key
He walked slowly between the stalls of cotton candy, smelling the sticky sweet air. A child brushed past him, crying about he…
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Middleschool Woes [Make Me Laugh Challenge]

Every Middle Schooler tends to go through at least a few moments of absolute, life stopping, dizzying humiliation. I was a pa…
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Supermarket on the Brain [Make me Laughe Challenge]

Children are adorable. This isn’t a fact up for dispute.
For instance, my two year old cousin, Isaac, and I were visiting my…
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A punny tale [Make Me Laugh Challenge]

Years ago, I had two twins, but being only 16, I gave them up for adoption. Before they left, however, I named them, and prom…
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Bed Time Story [Make Me Laugh Challenge]

“Hey Dad?”
“Ughnnng,” I grunted, barely listening. I rustled the pages of draft I was working on. _I can’t believe Mr. Nedar…
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Thoughts

They’ve left again. I don’t know what they expect me to do all day. Everyone talks about how fun it would to be me, getting t…
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Memory

It all started upside down. That’s how it starts for everyone, I mean. You come out, all covered in whatever it is they call …
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Reality
His voice startled her from her thoughts.
”But this is all just a dream to you. You can change it to suit your will, but you…
