12 Saturday Jul 2014
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adventure, crush, fiction, flash fiction, grue, kids, monster, orb, preteen, read, short story, treasure
Last Week’s FFF: Fireworks
Cassy ran after Tom quick as her awkward legs could carry her. At eleven, she had sprouted taller him, even though Tom was already twelve. She had developed more advanced in other areas, as well. Her interest in the same games he liked began to wane. No more did she really desire to play guns or dinosaurs. Continue reading
21 Friday Mar 2014
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age, ages, clone, cloning, experiment, fiction, flash, flash fiction, kid, kids, read, scientist, scifi, short story, story
Last Week’s FFF: Hydropunk
Age 1
Dr. Jack Kingsley watched the toddler through the viewing window. The next room was decorated in bright colors, with a slew of stuffed animals and train decals. The child gripped the edge of of his swing, pulled himself standing, and tentatively let go. A moment later, on shaky legs, he took a step. Then two more before falling onto his bottom.
Jack put a digital recorder to his lips and pressed record.
“Subject E is progressing as expected. Despite the accelerated rate of growth, subject is meeting all expected milestones for projected age. Currently, subject E’s age is approximately one year old. This is seven weeks after birth.
Angela Cavanaugh 