{"id":107,"date":"2011-07-15T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stacyhenrie.com\/blog\/flash-fiction-blogfest\/"},"modified":"2011-07-15T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T11:00:00","slug":"flash-fiction-blogfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stacyhenrie.com\/blog\/flash-fiction-blogfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash Fiction Blogfest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rules for Ali’s<\/a> flash fiction blogfest were to write 250 words or less about something unexpected that occurs on Independence Day. Since I can’t write short stories to save my life, I resorted to my PR background and wrote a very cheesy, “fictional” news article. It even has a picture. For those familiar with The Onion, this is the kind of article you might find there. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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\u201cUTTER\u201d CATASTROPHE MARS MOUNT RUSHMORE <\/div>\n
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MYSTERY COW HEAD APPEARS OVERNIGHT<\/em><\/div>\n

Rapid City, South Dakota, July 4, 2011 \u2013 Workers at Mount Rushmore National Monument were startled Monday morning to discover a giant cow head carved into the rock beside the four presidents. No one can account for how the gaffe came to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen anything so bovine in my life,\u201d an unnamed night guard said. \u201cWho wants to watch Fourth of July fireworks coming up over the head of a cow?\u201d<\/p>\n

Local cattle spokesman, Hugh Heifer, defended the position of the mystery sculptors. \u201cI don\u2019t know who they are,\u201d Heifer said. \u201cBut if I did, I would applaud their expression of patriotism. Cattle have played an integral role in the history of this great country and the artists clearly felt this would best show that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much debate has been sparked regarding what to do with the cow head. Some argue for blasting it off, though there is concern of how that might affect the rest of the monument. Others believe the new addition should stay, a tribute to the bullheadedness and hard work of unknown artists. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, being Independence Day,\u201d Heifer said, \u201cwhether you\u2019re a cattle lover or not, there’s no reason not to celebrate until the cows come home!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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