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Marge’s Garden

November 27, 2023 4 Comments

By Jennifer Haertling

Marge loved her garden on the balcony of her new condominium. Her son had insisted Marge move; he thought her house and garden were too much for her. The first she knew of this was when the ‘For Sale’ sign appeared.

Marge confronted her son about it: she would never leave her garden. Her son swore that Marge would stay over his dead body. Marge replied that her garden was where she kept the dead bodies.

In the end Marge changed her mind. She loved her balcony garden, confident that it would flourish. Decaying flesh was a wonderful fertilizer after all.

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  1. Lisa H. Owens says

    November 29, 2023 at 7:44 am

    Yes! Great tiny tale of horror.

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  2. Deanna Salser says

    November 29, 2023 at 1:17 pm

    Loved that. Short but succinct.

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  3. Jason Jones says

    December 4, 2023 at 7:55 am

    I love this micro fiction piece. I was pleasantly surprised about the ending.

    Reply
  4. Alice H Van Housen says

    March 15, 2024 at 7:00 pm

    Classic Marge. Love it.

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