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Prompt Word: Mouse Minervie and Chip 32 Minervie stood in the Gathering Wood, next to a tree on a gentle hill. Between tree roots, among an overgrowth of native plants was a hole. “Come out and face me, and we’ll talk. If I have to come for you, you WILL be sorry,” Minervie warned. A horned rabbit came up, breathing very fast, and stood there, then after about 15 seconds moved off to one side....

20 Dec 2025 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

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Prompt Word: Hive Minervie and Chip 31 Minervie said sternly, “Stop.” Chip froze. Quietly, she said, “Back up towards me slowly.” Chip did as he was told, and Minervie picked him up very carefully, and started backing up herself. At about 10 paces further back, she set him back down, and stayed crouching, and pointed at the side of the tree they’d backed away from, “Do you see that?” “The tree?...

18 Dec 2025 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

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Prompt Word: Pop Minervie and Chip 30 Seeing how completely bored Chip was, the third bridesmaid came over to Chip, “Hey, what’s your name?” Putting on the best of what he was taught, Chip replied nervously, “My namish Chip, nice to meethu.” “Why hello Chip, my name is Mina. Would you like to come dance with me?” “I don’t know how,” Chip shyly replied. “Haha, I don’t expect you too, come along,” Mina grabbed his little hand....

14 Dec 2025 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

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Prompt Word: Fluid Minervie and Chip 29 Standing near the buffet table, Chip looks up to Minervie and says, “What is goon running?” Minervie looked back down at him, but he offered no hint or context. Minervie replied, “I don’t know what you are asking.” Chip pointed to the buffet table, and said, “I hear somebody say something is called it.” Minervie scanned the dishes, and then saw the deep fried wanton noodles....

13 Dec 2025 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink