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Here, I share some short stories, teasers of my book projects still to come, and short rambles from life and the weird turns it takes.

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karenlykkebo

May 4, 2022
4 min

Once I was a tree

Once I was a tree. A young tree in a shady grove. My leaves were soft, bark crisp, and I swayed in the gentle breeze. People would walk...

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karenlykkebo

Aug 11, 2021
3 min

July's Jawdroppers

VSS365 is a Twitter challenge to write a 'Very Short Story' within the 280 characters of a tweet and using a specific daily word prompt.

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karenlykkebo

Jul 31, 2021
5 min

The one-minute tent

Here's a short story from one of my trips, where I battled (and lost) to nature.

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If a hiker falls on the trail, will she make a sound?

karenlykkebo

Jul 13, 2021
5 min

If a hiker falls on the trail, will she make a sound?

In this first sensory, slightly poetic, piece, I try to give you a clue as to why I love to hike alone.

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karenlykkebo

Jul 5, 2021
3 min

June's Journals

Stories and poems about things between love, life, and death. VSS365 is a Twitter challenge to write a 'Very Short Story' within the 280...

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karenlykkebo

Jun 10, 2021
4 min

May's Masterpieces

May ended on a slightly darker and gritty side. I've never played much with horror, but some of this lie on the edge of it. Stories and...

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karenlykkebo

May 5, 2021
3 min

April's Adventures

April was the first month I truly started diving into the VSS prompts. The first one 'prepare' ended as the short story Hell Rising....

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karenlykkebo

May 1, 2021
5 min

Purrfect

The Neighborhood Cat Saga - Part 2 I stalk the shadows on silent paws. The night is gloom and chill. I love it. A quietness lies over the...

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karenlykkebo

Mar 19, 2021
3 min

Pawstricken

A few days ago, I was going to Mr. Nugget to get my dose of neighborhood-cat-cuddles, when this blue-eyed beauty crossed my path. She was...

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