Category: Black Sands

Doll Road

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“It can’t be the road to the afterlife,” called Sprite as he chased after Spectre.

Spectre was already across the road and marching through a cornfield. “What the heck?”

As Sprite caught up, he saw Spectre standing on another road. Spectre was looking at a line of plastic dolls. They led to a pile of coal with an iron grate on top.

“Hey,” laughed Sprite, “it’s a Barbie queue!”

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Egyptian

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As the trees cleared, Spectre sighed. “How did we come back to the road?”

“It must loop around the island,” pondered Sprite. “Is that a pyramid?”

“Looks like a car park in the shape of a pyramid,” replied Spectre.

“Well look at that,” said Sprite reading the sign outside. “Toot and come in.”

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Tree Read

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“Books growing on trees,” noted Spectre. “That’s new.”

“Oh, hey,” said Sprite. “Did you hear, our old library’s ordered the new book on small willies.”

“Is it in yet?” asked Spectre.

“Yes,” said Sprite, “that’s the one!”

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Calories

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“Why build a road on an empty island?” pondered Spectre.

“Maybe it’s for wildlife trying to get fit,” remarked Sprite.

Spectre hopped off the tarmac and headed into the forest. “I don’t think animals care about calories.”

“I guess not,” replied Sprite. “Lucy said you once burned 2,000 calories in an hour.”

“Yeah,” sighed Spectre. “I left a cake in the oven too long.” 

Skidding in a bit late this morn… After… Evening… Ruddy ‘eck, I am late today!

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Cricket Ball

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“I don’t want you here,” growled Meria.

“Well, you’re stuck with me,” laughed Lucy. “My wife just left me on account of my obsession with cricket.”

“Should I care?” asked Meria.

“No,” replied Lucy. “It just really hit me for six.”

“Why did you come to this island?” asked Meria.

Lucy reached for a bottle of whisky and grinned.

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Light Switch

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Meria kicked the pub’s door open and dragged her haul inside.

“Well, this is grim,” chuckled Lucy flicking the light switch. “Bulbs have gone?”

“Times are hard here,” sighed Meria. “There’s no money on this island and the electricity abandoned the supply years ago.”

“Well,” smirked Lucy, “these are dark times

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Pod

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“This is one cold and barren island,” remarked Lucy.

“It has sea birds, sheep and fish,” replied Meria.

“Not much intelligent life here,” grinned Lucy.

“The dolphins are about as smart as life gets here,” growled Meria, “and that suits me fine.”

“That’s all well and good until you need to clean a pod them,” chuckled Lucy. “I doubt you have many multi-porpoise cleaners on this rock.”

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Clouded

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“That’d make a good photo,” remarked Lucy.

“Only for some motivational social media crap,” snorted Meria.

“I like clouds,” pondered Lucy. “I wrote a play about five clouds. On the opening night, the director added a sixth cloud.”

Meria shook her head and pressed on.

“The stage was overcast,” grinned Lucy.

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Rush

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“Considering you’re on a deserted island,” pondered Lucy, “you’re in an awful hurry.”

“How did you get here?” asked Meria.

“Same way you did, I imagine,” replied Lucy.

Meria nodded to the East, “storms coming.”

“Yeah,” noted Lucy. “It’ll blow over.”

Not another long serial. Just another five-parter like the Shore with my usual play-on-words mixed with a smidgen of horror.

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Sinking Sprite

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“Help,” gasped Sprite.

“It’s OK,” said Cuttle. “You’re just moving on to whatever comes after an ideas life.”

“Like heaven?” asked Sprite.

“I dunno,” shrugged Cuttle. “But if you see Democracy and common sense there, say hello from us. We miss them.”

Sprite squeaked as she sunk beneath the sand. Cuttle looked up and saw another Sprite emerging from the ocean.

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