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July is Flash Fiction Month! I’ll be sharing short short stories here through the month of July. Last year, my cat Nimbus got her own story: The Adventures of Nimbus, by Nimbus. This year, Nimbus got a little brother named Storm. Stormy loves to go outside, but when he comes in I have to pick dirt and leaves off him, especially his tail. I decided I needed to write a picture book about him. There’s a picture of my muse at the end of the story.

Stormy was a cat with a fluffy, fluffy tail. All kinds of things got stuck in his tail when he went out to play.

On Monday, Stormy went out to play. When he came home, he had one ladybug stuck in his tail.

On Tuesday, Stormy went out to play. When he came home, he had two butterflies and one ladybug stuck in his tail.

On Wednesday, Stormy went out to play. When he came home, he had three lizards, two butterflies, and one ladybug stuck in his tail.

On Thursday, Stormy went out to play. When he came home, he had four birds, three lizards, two butterflies, and one ladybug stuck in his tail.

On Friday, Stormy went out to play. When he came home, he had five bunnies, four birds, three lizards, two butterflies, and one ladybug stuck in his tail. 

On Saturday, Stormy got brushed. His owner brushed out five bunnies, four birds, three lizards, two butterflies, and one ladybug that were stuck in his tail. 

On Sunday, Stormy went out to play. He came home with friends in his tail. His friends were…five bunnies, four birds, three lizards, two butterflies, and one ladybug!