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A Normal Household

Or a quiet cabin

John Hansen PAL
2 min readMar 17, 2024

Random word drabble 75: “household”

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I just wanted to return to living in a normal household, or a quiet cabin in the woods with Charlie and Lucky, even better.

Hotel rooms sucked, constantly on edge because I didn’t know where the trial was heading. I hoped the jury would reach their verdict quickly — whichever way they went.

My contemplation was interrupted by Graham, my assigned guardian angel.

“Jack, I obtained footage from a CCTV camera where we were almost run down. It captured the car’s plate number. Guess who it belongs to?”

“Who?” I asked, expectantly.

“A part-owner of our favourite celebrity chef’s restaurant!”

2024 © John Hansen: All rights reserved.
Australian writer

“Each day, I post a word for the following day. Your challenge is to write a drabble (a story of exactly 100 words) in which the day’s random word features.” Nancy Oglesby

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John Hansen PAL
John Hansen PAL

Written by John Hansen PAL

Freelancer, short fiction writer, and award-winning poet who loves experimenting with different styles and genres. Writing is in my soul and it won't leave!

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