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Bahamas Baby!   “When is spring break?” Excitement has control of her body and she squeaks in a high pitch “Second week of March, girl!” She dances in her seat as she sings her response “I cannot wait for a vacation. Where should we go, what should we do?” If you did...

He said he just wanted a kiss   I must admit I was captivated by his sweet whispers My friends didn’t care. They were actually scared. They said they didn’t like how he stared as he whispered.   I should have listened and maybe I wouldn’t be caught in this fucking...

Dad said he’d gone hunting for the weekend. But it looked like he’d gone fishing. He told me to hush and eat my dinner but I didn’t know octopus had fingers. Luckily I didn’t. But daddy did. Whatever he ate bulked out of his throat, traveled down and ate his...

It was the middle of the night when I heard Bud barking as if he were wild. I thought he may have contracted rabies and was having an episode. I knew if he acquired rabies I would have to put him down. I grabbed my...

I skipped down the hall like it was a parade Excited to see what the day would bring, I was so full of joy, I just wanted to sing! We left our home country to “lands of the free” That’s what my dad said, when he first told me I...

Dialogues: Bittersweet Virginia   “I’m moving to Virginia!” she said in a mellow tone “You’re kidding; you just bought a house in West Palm!” Her friend said in pure shock and confusion.   “I’m going to lease the house if you want it.” In a melancholic tone “I mean I do, but not right now....

Midnight Snack (Creaking noise)   (Giggles in the distance)   “Honey is that you?”   Text: “Baby, can you bring me a snack since you’re in the kitchen?” “Babe, I stepped out half an hour ago. Ill bring you a snack when I get back.”   “Stop playing, I hear you in the kitchen!”   “Hide, omw!”   Out with...