This seventy-five word story was posted September 24, 2018 by Richard at Paragraph Planet.
The rabbit freezes. I raise my rifle and sight. Our eyes lock. It stares back, seeming to dare me to blow it away. You asked for it. I start to squeeze the trigger. Next to me my son says, “Go for it Dad, kill the bastard.” Just then I catch a lively twinkle of light in the rabbit’s eye and it softly blinks. I lower the gun to my side and whisper, “Let’s go inside.”
Published by Jim Bates
Here are Jim's publications:
Resilience, a collection of twenty-seven short stories, was published through Bridge House Publishing in February of 2021.
Periodic Stories, a collection of thirty-one stories, was published in March of 2021 by
Impspired.
Periodic Stories Volume Two, a collection of twenty-six stories, was published in July 2021 by Impspired.
Short Stuff, a collection of thirty-two flash fiction and drabbles, was published July 2021, through Chapeltown Books.
Something Better, a dystopian adventure novella, was published in July 2021, by Dark Myth Publications.
Dreamers, a collection of thirty-six short stories was published in March 2022, by Clarendon House Publishing.
Periodic Stories Volume Three - A Novel was published in May 2022, by Impspired.
All of his publications are available on Amazon or through the respective publisher.
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Well done, Jim!
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Thank you, Kathy!
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