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Microfiction

Democracy Croaked

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Democracy Croaked

Political journalists have it hard. Especially when the president is a witch. 

Today’s briefing wasn’t accurate, per usual, but the toad croaks to my left and grackle caws to my right gently warned against fact-checking.

“Any other questions?” The witch screeched above the din.

A journalist’s job is to dig deeper, and if I don’t have journalistic integrity, I have nothing. I bit my lip and started digging.

“Erm.. ma’am. How will you enforce these mandatory wart checks—“

It seemed like a fair question, but it must’ve hit too close to home. I saw a flash and ribbit, ribbit, ribbit.

Competition critera:

  • Story must be a fantasy.

  • Story has to include the act of digging.

  • Story must include the word “home.”