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Rietje Becker

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Writer, graphic designer, illustrator, birding enthusiast and mom of babies. Byline founder.

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Line 2 from 'Today I Wool Beeee Freee'
 
And yet I aspire for more. I am not your sheep to be counted, I do not often feel “sheepish,” I do not belong with the “sheeple.” And if all goes to plan tonight I will be leaving the herd forever, soon to discover if the grass is truly greener.
Sam B @ 12/5 9:22pm

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3/1
Celtic Maid of Disaster
Grind the beans until they turn as smooth as sand in an hourglass. Pull the lever until the water streams down in an iridescent cascade ...
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2/23
From Aliens to Demons
“A hero’s journey is long and winding, but a hero always finds the way,” my mother read. “That’s the end of the story, Anya. Good night.” ...
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2/23
Donut Hunt Monsters: Part III
The buttery crumbs spilled out of my mouth and onto my velvet robe. As I devoured the ethereal croissant I began to feel drunk with ...
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2/14
Furry Friends
Whenever someone asks me about my childhood, I don’t smile and think of good times. I shudder. I think of the only thing from my childhood ...
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2/11
Lessons Learned
You think you know me. But I’ve fooled you with my ordinary clothing and passive manner. I want you to think I’m weak, submissive ...
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2/10
Burt's Discount Dental review: ⭐ 1 star
The damp murk of the cellar, unaided by the arm of moonlight reaching in through the grime of a solitary window, was silent and still ...
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2/10
Under the Icy Siege
Before their eyes was the frozen ocean, fractured but solidified once more underneath. It seemed like an undulating ballroom floor ...
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2/10
Ballad of Mary Blue
Felce had always been a quiet town on the cliffs bordering the sea, the only racket emanating from it coming from the waves crashing ...
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2/9
Train Wrecked!
I ran up as fast as I could. I could hear the loud booming voice ahead, bellowing "Giddy up, Giddy up! Last train out to your new life ...
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2/4
Destroy all humans
I was there alone.
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2/1
Lodai Laundry
There are so many beautiful and subtle things about this planet that make it unlike earth, but the most striking has to be the red ...
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1/30
Gnomes and Gardens and Stones, Oh My!
It was the weirdest plant Charlotte had ever seen- and she’d seen many in her 22 years as a Master Gardener. First of all, it seemed ...
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1/30
Polka! Polka! Polka!
Byl krásný letní den.
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1/30
Codependent Incarceration
It was over. It was finally all over. Completely and utterly finished, no chance of returning.
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1/29
Escape From the Medusa
"Beautiful, aren't they?" The boy could hear the medusa hiss right next to his ear from behind him as he stared. On the wall opposite ...
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1/29
Turds and Tentacles
"By Balu's beard mother, how many times do I have to tell you"? Gurok paused, holding the edge of the door looking back into the room. "When ...
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1/29
Missed Connection
The palm trees swayed in the breeze as Vivian gazed at her dog-eared airport novel—an airbrushed photo on the cover—not reading a word ...
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1/28
New beginnings
Terry “The Terror” Lunderbuff was a local legend. It was said he was a cheat, a thief and an aggressor whose history as a secret agent ...
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1/28
The Agent and the Elf
A stakeout wasn’t what David had in mind for Christmas Eve, but here he was, shivering in his car with a cup of cold coffee while “Last ...
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1/28
The pickup line that actually worked.
The night, like most nights on the Newfoundland coast this time of year, was appropriately dark and stormy. Eileen sat at the bar ...
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1/28
The Secret Life of the TY CEO
Wiping sweat from my forehead, I took a step back to admire my work. The cat house was finally complete, and I couldn’t wait for my ...
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1/28
A swirl of uncertainty full of pink
Do you know or at least imagine how is to live in a Pink world? That is my case, I live in the pinkiest, sweetest and most cloyiest ...
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1/28
Special Delivery!
If John never saw another package again, he’d die a happy man. Lift a box out of the back of the van, scan it, trudge up to decorated ...
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1/27
How Humans Ruined Arbor Day for the Fae
Emily started seeing the fairies as a child. At first, they only came to her at night, rearranging her toys and giggling as they did ...
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1/25
Knock Knock, Who’s There? Banana.
A siren sounded in the distance. Wendy ignored it, deeply involved in reading an article on her phone, but Alex’s entire body went ...
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1/25
The Haunting of Harold’s House
The house Harold haunted had been on the market for a year. It just wasn’t the same without people living in it. To emerge from a linen ...
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1/25
The Ballad of King Markie
First things first. If you are reading this without fear of being caught, we won. I don't have much time, as I can hear the troops ...
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1/25
Fraternal Pranks
"So let me get this straight. You were walking home at 1300 AM when you saw these seven short men vandalizing your property by tap-dancing ...
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1/24
Cats and Dogs Raining Together
The vacation rental was small, just a one-bedroom cottage in a semi-shabby urban neighborhood, but it was renovated and even had a ...
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1/24
Furbies
The girl looked up at the creature. It was an alien!
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