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Dust Bunnies

May 24, 2016 6 Comments

Dust Bunnies

By Jim Byrnes

I had been discovered hiding under the bed. I know, not a very creative hiding place.

But here’s the thing, humans unmercifully pursue us, becoming giddy upon capturing a particularly nice specimen.

It seems most humans have an almost maniacal obsession with dust bunnies. I don’t know why. After all, we’re harmless, maybe even cute, and fascinatingly elusive, often using our very clever disappearing tricks.

They really need to relax and focus more on our positive aspects… For instance, we don’t present the problems of actual bunnies. There’s none of that nervous hopping about, or nasty little raisins to pick up.

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  1. Kerry E.B. Black says

    May 24, 2016 at 9:17 am

    cute

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    • Robert marcel says

      May 24, 2016 at 6:30 pm

      So ture relax and let go.

      Reply
      • Robert marcel says

        May 24, 2016 at 6:31 pm

        So true

        Reply
  2. Luann says

    May 24, 2016 at 10:00 am

    Sweeping will be a lot more fun now… but maybe a little sad 😉

    Reply
  3. writingmywayoutofdepression says

    May 24, 2016 at 11:01 am

    I love the idea that all bugs in my home are playing hide and seek. Very original.

    Reply
  4. Bobby Warner says

    May 24, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    You actually managed to write a coherent little story about dust bunnies. Great! Wish I had thought of that.

    Reply

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