Donald walked along the shelves, looked at the books. He knew people actually read these things.
“Maybe just a try,” he thought. “For the laugh of it.”
He grabbed one, pulled it out.
“Ouuuch!” The book fell on the floor. His hand was bleeding. “It… It bit me!”
More books fell out of the shelves. He jumped back. Razor sharp teeth appeared, snapping at him. Attacking him. Biting him.
The biting books came flying after him. He fell, got up on his feet. Crying and screaming he ran out of the library.
Far down the road he fell on the ground, exhausted. He looked back towards the library, but nothing followed.
“Horrible creatures, books,” he said out loud as he watched his bitten arms. “I’ll never go near them again.”
And he never did.
Fictionspawn 
Books are dangerous things. Open one up and there’s no telling where you’ll end up.
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For sure. I’ve been through some rough times myself, several times.
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Nooooo!
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I’m afraid Donald’s lost.
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Lost to literature. A dreadful fate.
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A true horror story.
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He got bitten in a bad way.
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He’ll probably run for president instead.
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A true story, isn’t it! 😉
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😉
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Good thing your writing doesn’t bite, haha, no one would ever touch it 🙂
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You be careful 😉
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a terrific little tale with a gorgeous illustration 🙂 may I use the sketch for a future flash fiction piece which I may write? with due attribution, of course 🙂
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Go right ahead, John! Thanks, I’m very much looking forward to reading that 🙂
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Quite a number of people feel this way, I believe. There must be a lot of biting books out there.
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There is. I’ve been bitten several times. But, you know, I’m badass. I just bite back and keep reading.
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This is great! Ah! Thanks for the laugh, Fictionspawn! Cheers!!! 💕
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Thank you, Forresting! You be careful out there 😀
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My pleasure!!! And Thank You, You too! I gotta say though….it’s gonna be a bit stressful….first the coronavirus mask….now I’ve got to rig up a suit of armour for the library…where will it end?!! 🤣💕😊
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Ha! This sounds like my husband Bo’s explanation for why he doesn’t go into libraries. Have you two been talking? 😉
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I’m not supposed to speak about this… 😀
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LMAO!
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Knowledge has teeth…
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Sometimes it even bites
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