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Top Stories published by Short and Weird in May of 2024

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Turi Sue in Short and Weird

In The Mind Of An Ice Cube

Faces: 6. Edges: 12.

Debdutta Pal in Short and Weird

MICROFICTION

Hating Is the Best Personality Trait

Because I’m not like everyone else

CD Richardson in Short and Weird

SHORT & WEIRD | MAY PROMPT

This Is My Home!

Hippy parents make weird kids

R. Klemek in Short and Weird

It’s May already? God dammit, time flies

Mother, May I Take a Dump in the Fish Tank?

Marsha Adams in Short and Weird

A woman wearing a bathrobe, lying in a bath full of water, eating noodles. She’s wearing make-up, her nails are elaborately painted, and her long hair is pinned up in a bin. She seems to be glaring at the bathroom wall, which is not in shot.

Reflections on Fragility

I’m worried about her

Grandma Smillew in Short and Weird

weekend sale sign

Part 2 of a series nobody knew existed

The American Dream Is in Declination

Ann James in Short and Weird

Ravel, Ravel, You’ve Done Your Best🎵

Ravel, ravel, you passed the test

Robert Gowty in Short and Weird

KEEP ON A BOXIN’ ME, BABY!

I Jumped Into the Box and We Took Off

The Box: Part 15

Marsha Adams in Short and Weird

A woman wearing a small backpack and a facemask is standing opposite an art installation which seems to be a four-legged table made from broken chairs and other wooden junk, with a wooden block on top to form a neck, to which is attached a green-painted goat skull. The skull has large horns.

Catfished

I am never using Tinder again

Marsha Adams in Short and Weird

An extremely shallow tortoise.

Flat Derek

The travails of a tortoise

“Hey, lady!”

These were the top 10 stories published by Short and Weird in May of 2024. You can also dive into daily archives for May of 2024 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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