Just Your Normal Farm

by Misfit Dreams

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Not far from a very small town that was long forgotten was a farm. This farm was like any other farm that you might come across. Almost.

To the casual observer what was laid out before them was row upon row of corn. Depending on the time of year and how the crop was doing you might see the various vines and other ground growth beyond that. The absence of large machinery, of farm hands, or even animals was never noticed. Everything appeared just how it should. It was just a normal farm, growing the normal crops.

Yet if you looked deeper you might just find that it wasn’t exactly what it appeared to be.

There were indeed row upon row of tall stalks only it wasn’t ears of corn that grew upon them. It was just ears. Ears of every shape, color and size. There were small vines that grew every color of eye you could desire. Trees that bore hands of all shapes and sizes instead of fruit.

Shipments left this farm daily headed for a very unremarkable factory. Each bound for some very remarkable task.

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Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Just Your Normal Farm

    Misfit Dreams' Buddy Icon Misfit Dreams

    Posted 2 months ago

    This really didn’t fit anywhere in the Handgun in the Mailbox and Unremarkable Factory. Yet it was rolling around in my head all day. Just where did those parts come from. This is what my brain decided. I apologize if putting why I wrote this here breaks some rule.

  2. Just Your Normal Farm

    Matthew Brown's Buddy Icon Matthew Brown

    Posted 2 months ago

    I really like this story but I don’t have any idea where to go for a sequel. Or a prequel. It’s too bizarre, in a good way.

  3. Just Your Normal Farm

    Misfit Dreams' Buddy Icon Misfit Dreams

    Posted 2 months ago

    Not sure if links work in comments but there is the first part.
    A Loaded Bun in the Mailbox is the title. The Unremarkable Factory is the prequel. Those two got me to my story but I didn’t really see it fitting as a sequel or prequel to either.
    http://ficlets.com/stories/29220

  4. Just Your Normal Farm

    One Time, One Chance's Buddy Icon One Time, One Chance

    Posted 2 months ago

    bizarre is a very good word to use for this, but of course, bizarre in a good way, as Matthew Brown said.
    very original idea, ears growing as crops. nice job=]

  5. Just Your Normal Farm

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love this! I can imagine all sorts of sequels spinning from here (of the sci fi persuasion.) There aren’t a heck of a lot of rules to break around here and I am one of those who also leave a “source of the tale” self comment too. ;)

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    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    BTW , love your avatar. 5 stars for that also. :D

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