TBM-2310.31 - Fur #audio #13NightsofHalloween #flashfic #dogs #petownership "What if it’s really a symbiotic life form, bent on taking over the planet?”

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/2023/10/tbm-2310-31-fur/

TBM-2310.30 - Whatever It Is That You Think You Remember #audio #13NightsofHalloween #flashfic #memorygames "And you nod. Because you’re suddenly quite certain there’s a postcard of Liberty Hall on your fridge with Sam’s newest address."

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/2023/10/tbm-2310-30-whatever-it-is-that-you-think-you-remember/

TBM-2310.29 - Musings of a Solitary Ghost #audio #13NightsofHalloween #flashfic #ghosts "But she can’t feel the heat, or stand in the shower, or work the taps. Her hands can’t grip, can’t touch."

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/2023/10/tbm-2310-29-musings-of-a-solitary-ghost/

TBM-2310.27 - His Lips #audio #13NightsofHalloween #flashfic #hislips
His lips. Pressed together. Plush in a way that men’s lips typically aren’t.  Kissable.

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/2023/10/tbm-2310-27-his-lips/

TBM-2310.26 - Warehouse of Lost Dreams #audio #13NightsofHalloween #flashfic #lostdreams #warehouse

Here, on the first aisle are the Childhood Fantasies… things kids grow out of before they turn ten.

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/2023/10/tbm-2310-26-warehouse-of-lost-dreams/

TBM-2310.25 - Basic Cookery #audio #13NightsofHalloween #flashfic #humor #demons "He just enjoyed reading the recipes and trying to imagine what the various exotic dishes might taste like."

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/2023/10/tbm-2310-25-basic-cookery/

TBM-2310.24 - Heat Lightning There’s flickering light out to the east, swaths of clouded sky lighting up and fading out like semaphore lamps, but the code they’re using isn’t Morse. It isn’t human language at all. #audio #13NightsofHalloween #flashfic  #heatlightning #faeries

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/2023/10/tbm-2310-24-heat-lightning/

TBM-2310.23 - Operation #audio #13NightsofHalloween #flashfic #bathtubmermaid #operation #motherdaughter #carving

The operating table had been draped in protective material designed to collect any leaking fluids or stray bits of flesh, and the lighting had been adjusted to illuminate the field with no confusing shadows.

https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/2023/10/tbm-2310-23-operation/

TBM-2310.22 – Five More Minutes

Description: #audio #13NightsofHalloween #flashfic #bathtubmermaid #fivemoreminutes #faceless Excerpt: But I needed the dream-time with my lover out on patrol duty beyond the Rim more than I needed to be warm. Links and References Read the text of Five More Minutes Learn about The Literal Challenge Guest Voices Nuchtchas Support: The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Me-Me del Mare, please consider subscribing.

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