Stories tagged “snakes”
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Pleasure, Not Business (victoria's secret)
Victoria always had a knack for separating business from pleasure. Down in the bowels of the mansion, behind a sliding panel in the game room wall, was a space where Victoria could be alone. Only she knew about the room, and it was filled with her favo...
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A Snake Story
Even though the copperhead was already dead, Stevie’s first encounter with a real snake scared the daylights out of him. He was 7 years old and at a summer camp in the Poconos. One of the counselors had killed the snake with a shovel, and was mak...
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Adder staying still in some tall grass
I’ve always liked apples. I think it’s genetic. Something red, a good size. The crispy sheen of thin skin. My eyes are berry-black. Which people do admire. Though there is a yellow edge, tarnishing my simple colour scheme. The wire-heavy mu...
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Marketing
“Seriously, why does it have to be snakes?” Daniel swept a hand above the home-made board in an excessively grand gesture. “Why?” “So that you can slide down them,” Julie answered patiently. “But no one ever sl...
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Reptilotherapy
I don’t usually accept clients without a referral, but my next client slipped in. “Mr. Snake?” “Yesss.” “Please, this way.” I had never treated a snake before, but ethically, I couldn’t refuse. His prese...
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Snakes On A Sleigh
“So we bring Sam Jackson back as FBI Agent Neville Flynn for the action sequal to Snakes on a Plane,” the screenwriter was telling me. “This time it’s all about Iranian terrorists trying to wreck Christmas.” I was wearing ...