Moving the package around

by Rusty Tanton

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Vlad produced a shovel from the bed of his truck and handed it to the other man.

“We got to move this around every once in a while,” he said, speaking Russian.

They dug for a few minutes in silence.

“He had bad gas you know,” Vlad said.

“Who?” asked the second man.

“Hitler. He had terrible gas. Couldn’t keep his farts in around dignitaries, heads of state. Would run out the room wheezing like a cheap balloon.”

“Huh,” replied the second man.

Vlad’s shovel hit something hard. They poked it with their shovels. Then they dug around it until they could pull it out.

They threw the shovels in the bed, loaded the foot locker, and drove off.

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Average Reader Rating: 4.0 stars out of 5

  1. Moving the package around

    Seth Miller's Buddy Icon Seth Miller

    Posted 3 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Simple. Concise. Funny.

    I need to write something in this vein next week.

    Great first effort. Feels good to flex your fiction muscles, doesn’t it?

    If I could offer one thought: it seems to end a bit abruptly.

  2. Moving the package around

    Will Hindmarch's Buddy Icon Will Hindmarch

    Posted 2 months ago

    Strictly speaking, you didn’t tell us if they took it with them or not. I love how you’ve got a simple moment with bigger consequences, though. Also, I like funny.

  3. Moving the package around

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 14 days ago

    Funny concept and dialouge unique story about grave robbers.

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