Wak-A-Delic Tales Fun Flash Fiction

By Kathleen Ferguson-Huntington

Wak-A-Delic Tales Fun Flash Fiction From The World Of Flora And Fauna is a series of short stories.  Personified animals use high tech, social media and other hilarious means to solve their problems.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kathleen Ferguson-Huntington
• Release date: Mar 20, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215252147

Kathleen Ferguson-Huntington

Kathleen Ferguson-Huntington is a multi-faceted, multi-media artist living in Taos, New Mexico. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Arts in Digital Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She first came to Taos on a Wurlitzer Grant. In 2000, she was hired to teach art and design at Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar. She worked for twelve years in Doha and traveled extensively in Europe and Asia, notably trade routes along the Silk Road. In 2012 Kathleenreturned to New Mexico and started a memoir called Living With the Giga Rich: A Qatar Memoir about her time in the Middle East and her experiences teaching; how she empowered her students –often wealthy Arabian royals –by inspiringthem to see, and think, in unaccustomed ways. She felt that thinking creatively was arguably the most important skill to acquire and the hardest to impart. Herself an accomplished multi-media artist, a vast array of her powerfully original work has been included in many exhibitions nationally and internationally including the Whitney Biennial of Contemporary American Art. She hasreceived grants and awards from Ford Motor Company and HSBC Bank International. She has been an artist in residency at The Harwood Foundation of the University of New Mexico, Sanskriti Foundation, Delhi, India, Bait Al Baranda Museum, Muscat, Oman, and Tyrone Guthrie Centre in the Republic of Ireland. Her work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Arizona Republic, Art in America, New Art Examiner, and Art News to name some. Website: kathleenfergusonhuntington.com Instagram: kathleen.ferguson.huntington TicTok: @rancho_rockhenge

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Forward

This is an important read to understand better the minds of our brothers and sisters.  The imagination that lives within our minds helps us to understand and to have compassion for all. This fun, lively read leaves the reader feeling happy!

Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

Dedication

This book is dedicated to Raja, the Norwich Terrier next door

and to all loving and faithful pets everywhere.

They love in the here and now with joy and gusto.

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Table of Contents

I. Raja

The Serene Kingdom Of Woogie-Poogiestan, Part 1.

The Serene Kingdom Of Woogie-Poogiestan, Part 2.

The Serene Kingdom Of Woogie-Poogiestan, Part 3.

The Serene Kingdom Of Woogie-Poogiestan, Part 4.

The Serene Kingdom Of Woogie-Poogiestan, Part 5.

The Serene Kingdom Of Woogie-Poogiestan, Part 6.

II. The Best of Flora and Fauna

Press-A-Puss Cat on the Edge

Phebe B. Bee Bee Pink-Legged Beauty

From God's Mouth to Colleen Coyote Ear

Olivia de Osprey The Florence Nightingale of Raptors

Oddfellow and Porcelleena in the Wild, Part 1

Oddfellow and Porcelleena Go Home, Part 2

Romaldo Roadrunner Fur Trader Extraordinaire

Penelope Packer Settles into the Hood

Flowers Laid To Filth, A Tawdry Tale of Dirt

Princess Penny and the Pea Farm, Part 1

Princess Penny and the Pea Farm, Part 2

Dezdemona Dove D.A.R. Doves of the American Revolution, Part 1- Early Years

Dezdemona Dove D.A.R. Doves of the American Revolution, Part 2 - College Daze

Ms. Goose and Mr. Ferryman, Part 1 

Ms. Goose and Mr. Ferryman, Part 2

Chairman Meow and Pea-King the Magic Red Duck, Part 1

Pea-King the Magic Red Duck Saves the Farm, Part 2

Pea-King the Magic Red Duck and Slim Create An Eco-Sustainable Farm, Part 3

Pirate Tony And Snowflake

Luna The Tick Takes A Trip

Eve The Egyptian Walking Onion Goes...Walk-About

Disco Union Hall for Party Animals

Sigrid Rockette Leader of the Union of Concerned Creatures

Della Dove and the Hairball Gang

Chick-A-Chat

The Croc and the Bearded Lizard Meet at the Cinota

III. Bad Girls of Babylon Series

Knocked-Up at the Pearly Gates, Part 1

Knocked-Up / Hot Enough to Stew in Her Own Juices, Part 2

All Tarted Up in Ravenna

Looking for a Hook-Up at the 50's Dinner

Bless Me Father For I Have Sinned So Many Times It Makes My Head Spin

Get Thee To The Nara Nunnery

Waiting On The Half-Shell for the Big Kahuna

My Yoke Weighs Heavy on My Soul

I. RAJA

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The Serene Kingdom Of Woogie-Poogiestan

Part 1.

Just because you can do something does not mean you should. The moral of this story comes first, because it can. 

Once upon a time in the ancient land of Woogie-Poogiestan lived the great and wise King Raja. He was bereft and inconsolable after his favorite wife, Lulu, died unexpectedly after a mean viper bit her on the left front paw. He could not even think about finding a Lulu replacement. She was a divine being, an exalted soul, a resplendent consort. There was not a new wife who could ever measure up.

After he stopped crying all day, every day, for months, he began to think beyond Lulu to the welfare of his entire kingdom.

What I need first and foremost is a personal bodyguard with expertise in snake charming.

This was a tall order and he needed a head hunter to find such an individual. He found one on a Soldier of Fortune website with a specialty in all things military. Freddy FurFace came to see him personally. Raja was, after all, the King.

Your Lordship, how can I be of service to you? Your wish is, after all, my command.

I wish to have a personal bodyguard with expertise in snake charming.

Fred FurFace's left eye brow shot up at a 45 degree angle. Your Lordship, can you repeat your request?

I wish to have a personal bodyguard with expertise in snake charming.

That is what I thought you said. Your Eminence, no job is too tough, no fee too high. I am on it!

As FurFace returned to his office, his mind spun 365 degrees. Where in the whole wide world am I going to find a critter that fits that description? He searched his database and all files going back fifteen years. After three weeks of work, there she was, in bold print: Col. Natti Elizabeth, R.A.F, a decorated hero, with metals for valor and bravery. Vast knowledge in the area of viper vivisection, stationed in Tamil Nadu, India, for three tours of duty. He looked at the photo on file.

Great Scott! What a Dish."

Yes, any sexist pig might agree with Freddy FurFace, Natti was a beautiful feline, trim figure, green glowing eyes, snow white fur and perky light gray ears and tail.

King Raja answered his cell phone and got the news he had been waiting for.

Furface, set up a meeting with Col. Elizabeth here at the palace tomorrow.

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The Serene Kingdom Of Woogie-Poogiestan

Part 2. Raja Interviews Col. Natti Elizabeth

Recap: The King of Woogie-Poogiestan was in mourning for the death of his favoirte wife Lulu for a long time. When he snapped back to life he wanted a bodyguard with expertise in Snake Charming. She was found by a headhunter. An interview was set up  with Col. Natti Elizabeth.

Your Highness, may I present to you, Col. Natti Elizabeth.  The Col. walked straight as an arrow to the King's Throne in the gold and glop palace throne room. She surmised that King Raja of Woogie-Poogistan loved over the top décor, with everything slathered in a splendiferous festoon. The furniture was right out of  the Louis of France period with all frills and no substance. The throne was 24-karat gold studded with rubies, emeralds  and black diamonds the size of car headlights. A Rose of Damascus scent permeated the air. Raja was in his everyday finery, with his lineage depicted in many banners decorating the great hall. He was in a gold jumpsuit with a black Sable cape wrapping his shoulders and on his head was a 24-karat gold crown studded with thousands of black