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My Front Porch

August 23, 2025 7 Comments

By Jim Hale

Sometimes I sit on my porch and watch what’s left of the landscape by my house. Since the great Invasion, most of what we considered normal has gone by the wayside. No trees, high temperatures, grass burned from February to November.

I serve as ambassador to the Invaders in my town, helping them select people for jobs, experiments, even as food. It’s not the best of jobs. In fact, if my townspeople knew, they would hang me. But I stay safe, and I’m provided food to eat. I know its source, but hunger does funny things. Besides, I’ve acquired a taste.

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  1. Kerri says

    August 23, 2025 at 11:13 am

    Eerie. Good job!

    Reply
    • Jim K. Hale says

      August 23, 2025 at 11:27 am

      Thank you!!!!

      Reply
  2. Greg Nooney says

    August 23, 2025 at 12:09 pm

    Kudos to you. I like dark, but you’ve taken it to a new level: collaboration on steroids.

    Reply
    • Jim K. Hale says

      September 3, 2025 at 4:00 pm

      Thank you so much!!!!!

      Reply
  3. JRRoth says

    August 23, 2025 at 1:45 pm

    Eerie. Great last line.

    Reply
  4. Alex says

    August 24, 2025 at 1:18 pm

    Chilling and great story. Nice work!

    Reply
  5. Bud says

    August 27, 2025 at 3:31 pm

    Wow! Eerie, scary and dystopian, which is hard to pull off in 101 words. Reminiscent of Soylent Green.

    Reply

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