RANDOM | FICTION | DRABBLE
Choosing a Kitten Isn’t Easy
A daily drabble challenge
Today’s random word is MEW.
Because drabbles are short, please consider staying on this page for at least 30 seconds to count as a read. 💕
Today, I’m choosing my kitten. The litter was born eight weeks ago. Gladys said if I didn’t choose soon, they’d all be gone.
But am I ready?
In my new job, I’m apprehensive, but my boss, Lucy, has been encouraging me. She’s convinced me I’m doing the right thing. She says bringing a kitten to work will get easier with time.
I’m going to choose the one with the loudest mew. Perhaps it will get itself noticed and escape its fate. Lucy says the laboratory isn’t interested in cats with poor temperaments.
Why couldn’t they just experiment on humans instead?
Nancy Oglesby writes, “If you are unfamiliar with a drabble, it is a fiction story of exactly 100 words.”
To make the challenge more interesting, each day, she gives a random word prompt.
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