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Snail Day

November 21, 2015 6 Comments

Snail Day

By B.E.Seidl

On Wednesdays, Terry was a snail. Her little body slithered in slow motion. She enjoyed sucking at the mirror. She liked the cold feel against her lips, the perfect evenness of the surface. At lunchtime, her mum fed her salad in a flat bowl. For dinner she took little bites of a cucumber. Her brothers, Michael and Tim, had tried to annoy her at first. They were cruel, moving the bowl every time Terry attempted to pick up a salad leaf with her tongue. Now, they didn’t bother anymore, for they knew that on Thursday she would be their sister again.

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  1. Christina Butcher says

    November 21, 2015 at 9:44 am

    this is my favorite story of the week. It’s so strange and fun!

    Reply
  2. Rahma Krambo says

    November 21, 2015 at 11:04 am

    Delightful!

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  3. Bill says

    November 21, 2015 at 3:47 pm

    I agree with Christina, strange, fun and just plain good, too!

    Reply
  4. B.E.Seidl (@BESeidl) says

    November 22, 2015 at 9:06 am

    Thanks to everyone for your kind feedback!

    Reply
  5. Nathan says

    November 30, 2015 at 6:03 am

    A great update on metamorphosis
    With a less weighty feel. I love that it’s just for a day. Very inventive.

    Reply
  6. Rachel T. says

    December 24, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    Oh the life of a snail I want to read more!

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