Humor
Aquarium - Comedy Of Errors
HOW DARE HE? Maya stood on the side, fuming while watching the aquarium officials pull her boyfriend - Sanjay, out of the aquarium. The crowd had edged away from her as if she was a maniac who pushed people into tanks. Pringles made a loud crunch as Maya bit on them ferociously, defying the looks she was getting. If only they knew her reason - their sympathy would be for her and not him. She took out her kerchief from her red purse and brushed sweat away from her forehead. The humidity in the aquarium was palpable.
By Anu Sundaram3 years ago in Fiction
From Pet Shops Into Our Homes
When I was a boy, one thing I really loved was our fish tank that was kept in the corner of the living room. We had several different ones over the years but the one that sticks in my mind was the tall hexagonal tank. An aquarium can be a lot of work to keep maintained but for me it was like having a good friend. Just like a person it would change a lot over the years. I think I remember the red gravel was a constant feature of its various different setups. It matured from having stylized fancy bubblers to the type that were more dependable. This allowed it to reveal its true nature characterized by its assortment of fish.
By Erik ubbink3 years ago in Fiction
What A Not-So-Lovely Buffet
I will never understand what possesses humans to the point of owning animals as pets, especially fish. It sounds pretty ironic coming from me, seeing I am a pet cat, but let’s get one thing straight. I own the humans, not the other way around. That is beside the point.
By Alexandria Stanwyck3 years ago in Fiction
Aqua Vitae
This is the life for me. When you come into this building at the zoo and pass by the fourth section nearest to arctic life – yeah, I know exactly where they put me – you see me, a beautiful octopus. Call me Frank. The media calls me that, and I think that it is a pretty good name (more about it later).
By Kendall Defoe 3 years ago in Fiction
Happiness Vs. Success
James Elliot, a reporter for the National Globe, teased Charles Goodwin while interviewing him, “you are successful, wealthy, and smart, yet none of your four children have followed in your footsteps. Why not? It doesn’t bother you that you have no heirs to take over your life’s work when you die? Everything that you have created, where will it go?”
By Annelise Lords 3 years ago in Fiction
Circumnavigate
Richard Humbleback the 7th would one day be an extraordinary pirate, just like his father; Richard Humbleback the 6th, who was a superb pirate like his father before him. But for now, Junior only paled in comparison to the lumbering man who gave the palm trees around him a run for their money.
By Nick Forbes3 years ago in Fiction
Ung...
Things were going normal enough for Ung as the new sun climbed. He had awoken to find fresh sky water dripping from the slimy stuff that now lined the cold rock far above his head. That was surely a sign that the death wind was coming to an end outside of his hole in the tall rock. The pile of carcasses and bitter seeds had lasted him through most of the cold moons, and he had only needed to eat bugs for the last few light times.
By J. Scott Tanner3 years ago in Fiction
