December 14, 2015

One Small Step for a Chicken

By David Stewart

copyright Luther Siler

One Small Step for a Chicken

Vanessa was one nervous chicken. She took a deep breath, and stepped out into the bright lights. Cameras flashed.

“Thank you,” she said. “I am proud to be the first chicken to be appointed as CEO of a Fortune 500 company. One small step for a chicken; one giant leap for poultry-kind.”

She was sweating through her feathers. Stress always made her— oh no, not now.

She felt the pressure but couldn’t stop it. Seconds later, a giant egg dropped onto the platform.

Shocked silence.

“Looks like I’m being productive already,” Vanessa said. The audience laughed, relieved.

She had this.

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About David Stewart

I am a writer of anything quirky and weird. I love most genres of fiction and in each there are stories that I would consider "my kind of story". View all posts by David Stewart

This entry was posted on Monday, December 14th, 2015 at 7:14 pm and tagged with business, CEO, chicken, embarrassing situation, fiction, flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers, funny, quirky and posted in Friday Fictioneers, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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17 responses to “One Small Step for a Chicken”

• lingeringvisions by Dawn
  December 14th, 2015 at 8:22 pm

  That’s talent, to lay an egg and still steal the show. lol

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  • David Stewart
    December 15th, 2015 at 10:00 pm

    I guess you need to think fast on your feet in that position. 🙂

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• Amy Reese
  December 14th, 2015 at 8:32 pm

  Ha! Vanessa is going to take this company far. Very original, David.

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  • David Stewart
    December 15th, 2015 at 10:00 pm

    Thanks, Amy. I kind of wonder what kind of company it is now. 🙂

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• Margaret
  December 15th, 2015 at 4:44 am

  The sky’s the limit. There’s more than one way for a chicken to fly. Good story.

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  • David Stewart
    December 15th, 2015 at 9:59 pm

    Yep, no glass ceiling for poultry. 🙂

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• rochellewisoff
  December 15th, 2015 at 5:13 am

  Dear David,

  I’ve often wondered what if feels like to lay an egg. You wanted to know this, right?
  Your mind works in mysterious ways. I love this story.

  Shalom,

  Rochelle

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  • David Stewart
    December 15th, 2015 at 9:59 pm

    Rochelle, I can only imagine, although I can’t imagine it would be very comfortable. Glad you liked it, even it took me a while to post it.

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• patriciaruthsusan
  December 15th, 2015 at 9:35 am

  Hilarious, David. I laughed out loud. This made my day. Well done. 😀 — Suzanne

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  • David Stewart
    December 15th, 2015 at 9:57 pm

    Glad to hear it, Suzanne. 🙂 It was fun to write.

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• Joyce
  December 15th, 2015 at 10:42 am

  And, all the chickens went, ‘cluck, cluck’. 🙂 Funny story. How are you, David? Hope you have a very Merry Christmas this year and good year ahead.

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  • David Stewart
    December 15th, 2015 at 9:57 pm

    I’m doing pretty well, Joyce, but this semester has been insanely busy. Classes are over now though, and this is our exam week. I hope you have a great Christmas as well.

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    • Joyce
      December 15th, 2015 at 10:46 pm

      Thank you, David.

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• Dreamer of Dreams
  December 15th, 2015 at 5:20 pm

  Hahahahahahahahaha! This made me laugh out loud. That was a totally brilliant and unexpected take on this prompt. I enjoyed it immensely.

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  • David Stewart
    December 15th, 2015 at 9:56 pm

    Thanks, Dreamer! I decided to go full out in terms of weirdness.

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    • Dreamer of Dreams
      December 15th, 2015 at 9:59 pm

      Haha! (And you’re welcome!)

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• Sharmishtha Basu
  December 17th, 2015 at 1:12 am

  very naughty!

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