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Licked. Stuck. Mailed.

A short piece for Paragraph Planet

Nov 03, 2023

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Close up of a UK red letterbox with a hand holding an envelope and posting it

Licked. Stuck. Mailed.

After a nasty landing in a valley of thistles, Wilhelmina’s broomstick had flown its last. She looked into traditional flights, but they were too expensive and no one would give her a ticket in exchange for a love potion. Passing the Post Office gave her an idea: she would fly by airmail. Turning herself into a first class stamp was easy; the unpleasant part was being licked and stuck to the envelope.

It was Halloween last week, which reminded me of this little piece I wrote for Paragraph Planet which was published in July 2013.

Paragraph Planet is a creative writing website that publishes one 75-word paragraph every day. Anyone can submit something – the only restraint is that the piece must be 75 words exactly, including the title. If you want to try it yourself, you can submit your pieces on their website.

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