Howie Amourscow's published ficlets
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King In Hell
Simon sighed.
“It’s not good enough,” he said as he sat down. “I really frelled this up. The six of us against an army of so…
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It Is Not Finished
Simon felt something move next to him, and turned to look. A raptor stood next to him, a beatific, sinuous creature with iron…
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A Rapture Of Raptors
Kevin drummed his talons on the steering wheel and wondered what was taking so long. He was going to be late and that damn st…
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Will Work For Air
The problem, Gregor thought, wasn’t how to get to Mars. The problem was how to get back to Earth.
He saw that now. This was …
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Tastes Terrible, But It Gets The Job Done
“You’re quiet,” Matti said, glancing at him without completely turning his head. “Stomach still bugging you?”
“Maybe we shou…
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On The Couch
The world begins to rumble from your ass to your teeth and the Hand Of God covers your chest, holds you down, viciously pushe…
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Papa's Funeral
Monday, Nov. 4, 1889
We buried Papa today. The service did not proceed as smoothly as we hoped. Even after I crept downsta…
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Voting Machine (part two)
Logically, Igbot should vote for the device which will most improve Robot-Owner interaction in the General Sentient Parliamen…
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Voting Machine (part one)
Igbot-309 ‘plinks to the democracy server and struggles with itself.
“This used to be easy,” it subroutines.
But that was b…
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A Mean Wind From Unkind Places
Incessant drone and rattle. It’s a mean wind from unkind places, locked up and chained up out west somewhere that got itself …
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Irrefutable Evidence To The Contrary [The Stovohobo Inspirer Not-A-Challenge Challenge]
The missiles had been activated. All he had to do now was pull the string with his left hand and turn the key with his right,...
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Friends Over [The Stovohobo Inspirer Not-A-Challenge Challenge]
James’ large frightened eyes traveled slowly around the room. The creatures, some sitting on chairs, others reclining on a so…
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Three Fifteen, Dwayne Gets A Call That Would Get Him In Trouble With His Probation Officer
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Night Of The Frog
“What the hell was that?” Danny said, spitting out his sandwich. It was a lousy sandwich anyway. Ray’s eyes were as round as …
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Yet They Make It Look So Easy On "National Geographic" Specials
Fozzie stared miserably at the foamy rapids. He’d asked them three times to drive him by the condo or at least a liquor store…
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Break The Law And Go To Jail
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Death Of A Frog
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Things That Go Boom In The Night
Doc Teeth slammed Beaker to the ground and grabbed Janice so hard she got whiplash. “What the hell—” he snarled, when two pi…
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Pay Up Or Get The Hell Out
On national TV, Fozzie’s finger tightened on the trigger. On the other side of the country, at Mellow Oaks Townhomes, one of …
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How Not To Stop A Charging Animal
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