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Tilted

August 28, 2019 7 Comments

Tilted

By Julie Anquez

It had stopped snowing. The small house filled with a vibrant light of love and the nostalgic smell of a cold winter afternoon. It was almost Christmas time. The happy family dozed by the fire.

Suddenly everything tilted. The floor shook so abruptly that the furniture should have fallen upside down. Heavy snow slashed the windows, lifting itself from the ground up.

From the sky, a voice yelled out, “Come on, Mary, let’s go.” The child set the snow globe on the shelf and followed her Mom out the store.

Shocked, inexplicably ashamed, the family stared into space. Christmas was ruined.

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  1. JenHQ says

    August 28, 2019 at 12:49 pm

    Ha! I loved it!!! Gave me a chuckle.

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  2. b. says

    August 28, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    Well done, creative thinking.

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  3. Emma says

    August 28, 2019 at 2:28 pm

    Excellent!

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  4. Eric Pederson says

    August 30, 2019 at 5:29 pm

    Well executed paradigm play!

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  5. Debbie Settle says

    August 30, 2019 at 9:48 pm

    Wow, what a bizarre thought! Very clever!

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  6. Mary E Falkner says

    September 1, 2019 at 2:15 pm

    Very clever. Excellent concept and execution.

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  7. Vivian says

    September 2, 2019 at 12:18 pm

    So unique!

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