A guy walks into a bar accompanied by a little chap just one foot tall.
He goes directly to the bar and the little chap heads for the piano and begins to play the most incredible music.
"Wow," says the Barkeep, "What beautiful music. Where did you find him?"
"Huh, long story," says the guy. "I was walking down the road when I kicked a very ornate, middle eastern looking vase. The cap flew off and a cloud of smoke emanated from inside. As it turned out, I had freed a genie who wanted to reward me with a wish!"
The barkeep was astonished.
"Wow!" he said again. "What did you wish for?"
The guy looks sadly over to the little chap at the piano and then back to the barkeep.
"Well," he sighed, "I sure didn't wish for a twelve-inch pianist..."

Hi All.
Just poking my head around the door to wish you all a Happy Easter and to offer my best wishes to you all.

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Someone keeps pouring more spirits
A ghastly, ghostly hell it becomes.
Cover the glass and what's in it,
Turns helpless, all fingers and thumbs!

Not the first time I have posted this but I love it. From the Austrian symphonic metal band Edenbridge. The Bonding.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/grr_acRD2Z4

But water is all I got
Well, I know that ain't so.
I saw the cans, there's quite a lot
Now let that liquor flow!

Granted but only employees are permitted to use them.

I wish I could fly a kite.

Keeping with the classical style, The London College of Music presents Imaginaerum. Conducted by Tuomas Holopainen and following the original music closely. I can easily imagine it played in The Royal Albert Hall.

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Chemnitz, February 14 th, 1945   Maria lay on her back, the weight of her assailant pushing her against the stack of rolled canvases. From the vicious slap he had delivered, her cheek stung. A small drop of blood dripped from his lip and splashed onto her face. Why was he doing this? She had done nothing to him, not encouraged him nor upset him. One by one, he released...

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Berlin, February 14 th 1945   The convoy moved slowly through the oppressive darkness. The presence of the Allied bombers precluded that the vehicles could not use their lights. Since the bombers were protected by fighters, the line of trucks and cars would be an easy target if they were spotted from the skies above. Katarina pulled her collar tightly around her neck and tried...

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As soon as he entered the kitchen, Detective Inspector Tate knew that this had to be the same perp. Cupboards were thrown open and their contents scattered mercilessly about. His feet crunched on Cornflakes and Rice Crispies as he walked. A box, its innards ripped apart and surrounded by Cocoa-Pops, lay on the counter. On the table, another box, Shreddies, battered and torn, a sticky...

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Chemnitz, February 14 th 1945   Katarina was sitting in the cab of the third lorry of the convoy. A few minutes after the air raid sirens began, they tailed off into silence. She couldn't be sure whether it was because they had sounded the warning for long enough, or because the convoy was leaving the city behind. Either way, the only sounds she could hear, now, was the engine...

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Don't ask me why. I probably couldn't tell you if I wanted to. I had been given an opportunity in New Orleans. It wasn't a tough assignment, and would only take a couple of days to complete, so I decided to drive there. Okay, now, that doesn't sound like a problem except that I work in Chicago.   Let me try to explain. I am employed by a large airline based in Great Britain as an...

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Dresden, February 13 th 1945   Katarina and Maria seemed to be waiting for a long time for a tram that they were beginning to think, wasn't coming. Furthermore, they seemed to be the only ones waiting. The sky was devoid of clouds, and the stars twinkled and glimmered brightly in the dark, night sky. It would have been a beautiful scene was it not for the cold that seemed...

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Neither Maria nor Katarina had any time to react before the office phone began to ring. Immediately, Katarina lifted the receiver. “Matron Langsdorff.” “Ah, Matron Langsdorff. This is Herr Frank's secretary. Please evacuate the hospital immediately. All the physically able patients must return to their units. Those who are not must be taken to the ambulances. All patient documentation must...

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Little Danny was excited as he stood and stared at the locomotive and its rake of nine carriages. He thought it looked like a dragon with the plume of steam rising from its chimney and from the cylinders either side of the front wheels. Suddenly, there was a loud hiss as another blast of pressurised steam shot upwards from the safety valve on top of the long boiler. Danny turned and ran,...

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The water flowed swiftly beneath my feet as I looked down from the parapet. There is something utterly mesmerising about the River Thames at night. The lights of the city reflected in the fast-flowing water have a beauty all of their own. Even on a wet night such as this. No, especially on such a wet night. The reflections are brighter, more widespread, somehow. When darkness falls, the...

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The music pounded in his ears, vibrating through his head. “Oh no,” he thought. I've got to go home.” He closed his eyes, the flashing of the disco lights made his eyes hurt. He could hear the guests shouting above the throbbing rhythm. He vowed that he would never drink so much again. A glaring white flashed across his face and then it was gone leaving the disco lighting flashing blue...

Added 19 Oct 2020 | Category Micro Fiction | Votes 8 | Avg Score 5 | Views 461 | 7 Comments

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