Monday, January 26, 2026

Squirrel

 

Walking from his truck to the house, he stopped in alarm.

Something was in the woods, it was big, and it was headed right for him.

He quickly scrolled through the possible critters in his head: deer, bobcat, feral hog, coyote, bear, cougar…and he strained his eyes to see through the thick forest.

The squirrel broke through the underbrush and blinked at him, twitching its whiskers.

Laughing at his foolishness, the man climbed his porch steps and went into the house.

Watching him go inside, the squirrel backed slowly into the trees before changing back into its true, terrifying form.

at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Indestructible

  The two little rocks rested in her palm. She loved looking at them. One was a lovely loose diamond that had been in her grandmother’s je...

  • Language Class
      He laughed when she dropped her head to the table in despair. “No. No grammar. Por favor! I don’t need grammar. I need survival Spanish....
  • True Story
      Her family and friends told her she needed to move somewhere safer, but she’d always felt safe here on her little farm. Sure, she was no...
  • Treasure
      It was named Treasure Island for a reason, everyone reasoned. No one knew who had named it, but many had dug for treasure, using whateve...