Winners of the 10-Word Crab Adventure Story

The competition was crazy this time. Too many brilliant entries. I tried to narrow it down to only 3 winners, couldn’t do it. These 7 final stories clawed their way into my heart. Congrats to Roberta Beary, Dave Alcock, Anne Anthony, Kathryn Kulpa, Cheryl Snell, Kathryn Silver-Hajo and Louella Lester. ENJOY!

WINNERS

Jane Eyre’s Crab Kink: Sexual Hijinks Revealed (paid subscription required for full story)

‘Rubbish, Jane’s allergic to shellfish!’ — Mr Rochester confided to friends…-ROBERTA BEARY

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Carapaces

Bodies break. Beauty splits. Time scoops, youth yielding like paste. -DAVE ALCOCK

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Clarence the Crab and the Unexpected Trip on Seagull Airlines: An Adventure Story

Claw-caught, Clarence reached upward; pinched, fell; prayed for watery landing. -KATHRYN KULPA

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Dear Diary: Searching for a New Home, the Hermit Crab Spied a Grenade

That’s what it said on the abandoned turtle shell, anyway.
-CHERYL SNELL

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Hermit Crab Ditches Shell Crawls into Restaurant Menu

Pre-fixe Menu

-Crab Bisque

-Baked Crab Cakes

-Cajun Crab Cheesecakes -ANNE ANTHONY

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“Ya Think Ya So Smart Cuz Ya Got Eight ‘Legs’ and I Only Got Five?” Said the Crusty Crab Swiftly Sidewinding from Sea Grass to Rock to Dodge the Slippery Cephalopod

But I’ve got pincers, Bitch, so back the hell off -KATHRYN SILVER-HAJO

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Crabs Don’t Worry About Getting Hacked on Social Media Sites

Not being showoffs, they dig into sand and avoid predators.-LOUELLA LESTER

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