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Monkey Business

Mary Keating
Jun 5, 2023

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Fifty word story using homographs

Photo by Richard Saunders on Unsplash

All siblings gather at their late father’s mansion for the will reading:

I, Will Storm, leave my entire fortune of 1.3 Billion dollars to Wilma, my monkey.

“Over our dead bodies,” shout his four greedy children.

Four shots ring out in rapid succession.

The guilty monkey will never stand trial.

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Mary Keating
Mary Keating

Written by Mary Keating

Author of "Recalibrating Gravity" a memoir in verse written to give hope to those who need it and to encourage disabled people to live their best lives.

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