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A Safe Space - A Short Story Written By Me (awebb)

Posted by awebb 6 years, 7 months ago to Humor
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A while back, I entered a flash fiction writing challenge. You have 48 hours to write a story that is under 1,001 words. The catch? You're assigned a specific genre, setting, and object that must be incorporated.

Here was what I got:

Genre: Political Satire
Setting: Liquor Store
Object: Flip Chart

The result was "A Safe Space." It's something I thought fellow Gulchers might enjoy.

READ: http://bit.ly/2xfzmd0

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Note: There is a smidge of foul language so if that offends you don't read it.

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  • Posted by awebb 6 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    What do you write for? Like a blog or do you have eBooks out there?

    I love non-fiction. Sometimes reality is just way crazier and more entertaining than anything anyone ever made up. I'm currently working on reading a biography for every president (just about finished with Andrew Johnson).
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  • Posted by Herb7734 6 years, 7 months ago
    A true horror story. The F-bomb is nowhere near as offensive as the idea of the story. Satire? Yes, but could b true any day now.
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  • Posted by Sextant 6 years, 7 months ago
    Ms. Webb, I was very impressed. I can just see Rod Serling saying "Image if you will..." May be Gulchers should start writhing short stories like this for a 20 min filming on YouTube to re-enforce our principles.
    Well done.
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  • Posted by mccannon01 6 years, 7 months ago
    Nicely done! Wow, could be the beginnings of a prequel to "Anthem" as a possible genesis of the society in which "Anthem" takes place.
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  • Posted by edweaver 6 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Lol. Then you can join me off the deep end cause they've already driven me to the edge of the cliff.
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  • Posted by Owlsrayne 6 years, 7 months ago
    No Antifa in the story? Shameful! Just kidding, I got a chuckle at the end.
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  • Posted by $ gharkness 6 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Liberals, the lot of 'em, if that's what they thought. The entire POINT of your story (to me) is the heavy-handed restrictions we increasingly live with on a day-to-day basis. Only a Liberal/Leftist would think you said it "too strongly."
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  • Posted by $ gharkness 6 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Ha....my imagination is so limited that I can't even really grasp what you are saying about creative non-fiction? I tend to write How-Tos, What You Need to Know about XXX, 25 Ways to Maximize your YYY, that sort of thing. Small booklet-sized things.

    I think my CPA education has largely left me devoid of creativity. Clearly, the CPAs at Enron must not have gone to the same University I went to!
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  • Posted by awebb 6 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Thanks for reading! I was assigned the setting so I can't take creative credit for the liquor store but I thought it was fitting.
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  • Posted by awebb 6 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Thank you for reading. Unfortunately, all I had to do to come up with the questions was watch some mainstream news.

    I don't mind you pointing out the typo at all!

    What about creative non-fiction?
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  • Posted by awebb 6 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hmmm... I'm pretty sure I saw her at a climate change rally selling carbon offsets while drinking a venti no-foam double shot expresso form Starbucks. She had on one of those pink hats...
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  • Posted by awebb 6 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    It's amazing how unemployable most young people are. About a year ago I was trying to help a friend of mine find a copywriter for his business and you would have thought we were looking for a literal unicorn or some other mythical creature. We found several fantastic writers but none of them could deliver on time, communicate, or frankly, think for themselves.
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  • Posted by awebb 6 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I hear you. The judges thought I went a little overboard, but I'm not sure I did....
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  • Posted by Dobrien 6 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yes Emily was obviously racist and acted discriminatory. Even if they said otherwise. So what, you absolutely creatively
    Used the required criteria. The post modern judge(s) can't stand the reality of ignorance that they spew.
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  • Posted by Dobrien 6 years, 7 months ago
    Well done Miss awebb,Perfect that they would head to the liquor store.
    Killing a few brain cells seems to calm down their cognative dissonance , till the hangover.
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  • Posted by $ Radio_Randy 6 years, 7 months ago
    I just had to print this and put it on the table in our break room!

    Well done, awebb...well done!
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  • Posted by DrZarkov99 6 years, 7 months ago
    The story has the proper amount of disconnect from reality (as we Gulchers understand it) to qualify as a Twilight Zone episode. Unnerving how there are a significant number of young people being conditioned to think like this. It makes them totally dysfunctional and unable to contribute to society.
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