Excellent Not All They're Cracked Up To Be Dribbles And Drabbles : Invitation by Brett Matthew West 80 Word Flash Fiction contest entry Artwork by Sgoolsby at FanArtReview.com

There was a saw, its blade hocked part way through a hickory tree. The damn thing stuck. It was frigid winter. The temperature much colder than expected. I wore no jacket. Cutting the tree warmed me, until now. I trembled. A voice taunted, "You're cold." I agreed. The voice assured me, "I can make you warm again." "I'm listening," I replied. "Shut your peepers," came the invitation. I laid down on the frozen ground. Soon thereafter, I felt death's embrace. Author Notes Rat face, by Sgoolsby, complements my posting.

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