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moving round and round : living underground

Finally Settled into Our Newest Home

It’s Above Ground This Time ~ SummerEve Golightly

2 min readJun 22, 2026

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large home built like a castle tower and tudor style architecture
Sarah’s Castle. Calzoncillos, Nevada. Author’s photo

Of course, we don’t live in this beautiful house.

Of course, I can’t post a photo of where we are.

🎶living in a shotgun shack.

“Katie, can you please turn the music down? I’m trying to write.”

water flowing underground. 🎶

“It’s your fault we’re living in this crummy bungalow with lousy plumbing instead of the underground bunker where we had private, soundproof rooms! Carrie Ann and I lived there for ten years and never a problem. A week after you move in, you give away our location and we have to move!”

“It’ll only be for a little while longer. President Harris’ F.B.I. has found the last enclave of the ever-thlumpers and they’ll be sorted soon. Most of them will be in Bellevue or Riker’s Island for the rest of their despicable lives.”

Under the rocks and stones,🎶 there is water underground

“We need a plumber. So expensive.”

into the blue again, after the money’s gone.🎶

“I’m pretty sure the Feds are covering the expense of a plumber.”

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Ann James
Ann James

Written by Ann James

Her writing muse lurks in the volcanic hills amidst mustangs, marmots and jackalopes. While hiking with her dogs, Ann stumbles upon stories of dark humor.

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The place for strange and funny flash fiction stories (300 words or fewer). If you prefer 301-word stories, then this isn’t the place for you. Come back when you have a shorter attention span. Nah, I’m kidding — stories of any length can be great. But here, it’s all ≤ 300.