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Author: John Rhea

John is a storyteller with design and development skills. He designs and builds websites at https://johnrhea.com, counts his words carefully at https://8wordstories.com and helps you kill zombies while learning web development right here at the Undead Institute. He lives near Charlottesville, VA with his wife, Carrielyn, and, like, a lot of kids (eight at last count) plus more pets than is wise to enumerate. If you see him and he’s both awake and properly dressed, you know he’s having a good day.
06/02/2023

“How is that safe?”
“Oh, it really isn’t.”

by John Rhea|Genre: Comedy|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2344|permalink
06/01/2023

“What more do you want?”
“Pasta-filled swimming pool.”

by John Rhea|Genre: Comedy|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2343|permalink
05/31/2023

The robot butler served his master with arsenic.

by John Rhea|Genre: Science Fiction|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2342|permalink
05/30/2023

He loved her only for her cooking skills.

by John Rhea|Genre: Drama|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2341|permalink
05/29/2023

She loved him because he didn’t love her.

by John Rhea|Genre: Drama|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2340|permalink
05/28/2023

He smiled wide and stepped into the void.

by John Rhea|Genre: Science Fiction|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2339|permalink
05/27/2023

His pants turned out smarter than he was.

by John Rhea|Genre: Comedy|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2338|permalink
05/26/2023

They couldn’t decide who to blame. Chose him.

by John Rhea|Genre: Drama|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2337|permalink
05/25/2023

The intergalactic convention almost exclusively featured reality stars.

by John Rhea|Genre: Comedy|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2336|permalink
05/24/2023

Unfortunately, the 33rd amendment was itself a pun.

by John Rhea|Genre: Comedy|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2335|permalink
05/23/2023

The 32nd Amendment finally outlawed making terrible puns.

by John Rhea|Genre: Comedy|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2334|permalink
05/22/2023

Major Malarky was both a hero and villain.

by John Rhea|Genre: Superhero|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2333|permalink
05/21/2023

The teenage mutant ninja sting rays couldn’t stand.

by John Rhea|Genre: Comedy|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2332|permalink
05/20/2023

The child screamed all night to bait monsters.

by John Rhea|Genre: Drama|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2331|permalink
05/19/2023

Her presence in the bed gave him nightmares.

by John Rhea|Genre: Drama|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2330|permalink
05/18/2023

His absence from the bed gave her nightmares.

by John Rhea|Genre: Drama|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2329|permalink
05/17/2023

Assassins struck at the height of his joy.

by John Rhea|Genre: Drama|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2328|permalink
05/16/2023

The aliens decloaked ships while the humans gossiped.

by John Rhea|Genre: Science Fiction|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2327|permalink
05/15/2023

The liger was as confused as the mule.

by John Rhea|Genre: Comedy|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2326|permalink
05/14/2023

She loved him more than her upper hand.

by John Rhea|Genre: Drama|Leave an 8 word Comment on j2325|permalink

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