Fish stories, books, poems, and more

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A friendly river fish named Bruno dreams of climbing trees one day. Read More

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Comments: 1

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"A Fisherman's Delusion" is a story about Luca, a fisherman who defies warnings and seeks a legendary catch during the off-season. Despite skepticism from others, Luca persists and forms a mysterious bond with a beautiful fish. Though unable to catch it, Luca returns home with a newfound belief in the… Read More

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Comments: 3

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Check out my you tube channel where I read my poetry from my book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj--qJ8_XbA Read More
A family faces consequences for eating a strange-looking fish. Read More
The story is about alien and his race. Read More

Tags: fish, boy, alien

Reads: 321

Comments: 2

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After a visit to a wood carver exposition, 1995. Read More

Reads: 369

Comments: 2

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Second poem, 1974. Mom had me put the cats out just before a downpour. Read More

Tags: fish, rain, cats

Reads: 505

Comments: 15

Shelves: 2

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Featured Review by Criss Sole

"Very enchanting and mystical. Beautifully written. " Read More

Short Story / Romance

February 04, 2023

Reads: 380

Shelves: 1

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flash fiction about a woman fishing Read More

Tags: horror, fish, funny, anime, cozy

A story about my Betta Fish rainbow who we found in the trash a few weeks after he disappeared. Read More

Tags: death, fish, suicide

A young man resolves to share a secret to his girl friend, only be unnerved by a fish tank. Read More

Short Story / Memoir

October 01, 2022

Reads: 242

Comments: 2

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I saw my first frostfish when I was 7 or 8, but it was a long time to wait before I tasted one. Read More

Tags: fish, fishing

Poem / Poetry

August 18, 2022

A trip to the lake. Part 1 of a multi-part poem series. Read More
This is Rick big chance to be welcomed like no other time before and he will be, as he realsise the fish! Read More

Reads: 414

Comments: 1

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First heard as a joke, this work was turned into a humorous short story that was witnessed by the author and his fishing buddy. Read More

Tags: fish, fishing, bass

Reads: 466

Comments: 1

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A mix of and hardly matching Haikus for an Autumn Day. Read More

Tags: fish, sun, leaf, bug, rooster

Short Story / Memoir

August 27, 2021

Reads: 776

Comments: 1

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I wasn't believed, but it wasn't difficult to prove I was right! Read More

Tags: fish, beach, merman

Friendships, life, losses, and gains. Read More

Short Story / Humor

September 17, 2020

Reads: 663

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

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My father told me this story, so maybe its a memoir. I struggled about the gender of a turd and tried referring to it as it. But then, they do reproduce so a gender was given. Read More

Tags: fish, turd

Reads: 661

Comments: 1

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A fishing trip goes awry Read More
Just thinking about things I wish, sometimes, that I couldn't think about. Read More

Tags: fish, birds, bombs

Poem / Memoir

November 21, 2019

Reads: 589

Comments: 1

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The thought's of a fish in a tank. Read More
A story from the point of view of a savage fish protecting his young. Read More
A fishing sort of golf story. Read More

Tags: fish, golf, skylarking

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