Tag Archives: humor

Kitty-Proof Christmas Tree

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

Dearest Santa, with your holiday wiles, know nothing of challenges, of holiday trials. You travel the globe each Christmas Eve, yet you’ve not designed the kitty-proof Christmas tree. Stockings, wreaths, less fun than branches. The night’s tolling tree bells forewarning … Continue reading →

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Compulsion

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

There shouldn’t be edges in the world, she wanted to align them, better that life be wild, all the world curves. There shouldn’t be strings, you know, strings hanging off things, stealing her sleep till they were trimmed. There shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Serial Killer Blues

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

Oh yes, oh my, another day to pretend, another day to lie. Did I shut off the stove and all that stuff? Did I bury the bodies deep enough? Oh my, oh gee, must not let on, let them see. … Continue reading →

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The Vampire Blues

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

No tanning on the beach or I’m ashes on the news. Undead, gotta get a life, I’ve got the vampire blues. No skipping down the street on a sunny afternoon. No pulling up stakes after they’ve run me through. Missing … Continue reading →

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The One Story Element I Never Plan

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

This blog post might be a complete disaster, proving once and for all why I’ve procrastinated in writing it for a couple of years. The element of which I speak is humor (or humour, which my spellcheck doesn’t like). What … Continue reading →

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The Creature from the Black Linguine

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

The Creature from the Black Linguine, an old movie she once did see. Oh, wait, that wasn’t the name, just kinda sorta sounded the same. It came to her while she planned her meal, a daily event lacking thrills. Thinking … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Clawed Fuzzies

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

We thought we had a chance, we thought we’d survive, but when the clawed fuzzies attacked they wouldn’t be denied. Coming in the dead of night purring bewitching sounds, before we could escape they groomed and pulled us down. Some … Continue reading →

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The Unexpected Animal

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

Animals in fiction. Truth be told, when I originally addressed the topic in 2016 it was as a joke. Then I discovered the value of animal characters in fiction. I’m keeping the original blog’s title because I loved it so … Continue reading →