The Myth of Black Pine Forest

"This piece stemmed from a writing exercise: incorporate all of the following words into an article, short story, poem or whatever comes to mind. You must use all of the words (in any order) to complete the exercise, but the context in which they are used is up to you. Think about the words for a few minutes before you start to write and see what pictures come to mind - then see if you can weave them all together into a piece of writing.
Foliage
Crisp
Montana
Bizarre
Rampant
Stone
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The Creepy Crawly People

"I was half-asleep the other day and dreamt this. Its basically my insect phobia exaggerated and distilled into one delicious nightmare soup. Parts of it are fresh from the unconscious, and other bits were tweaked to be more disturbing than they actually were."

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