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The Tryst
Saturday, November 10, 2007
[This is the first of a series of 50-worders. Excluding title, each piece precisely contains fifty words I call 'nifty-fifty'].
One muggy afternoon, a bead of sweat rolls down Michael’s brow. His free hand gropes in the dark.
“Gregory, let me stay a while longer.”
“I’d love to but, she’s…”
“Alright….”
The door closes. Marlene’s footsteps click-clack down the hallway.
Inside the closet, Michael wipes his face with Gregory’s underwear.
Labels: lifestyle, nifty fifty, relationships
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The Old Woman on a Park Bench
The sun wistfully blinks before setting down to that side of the world. A cold draft sends shivers through the foliage.
Onto the other end of her bench, a frog leaps.
“Is that you?”
“Beat it, Lady! Prince Charming is so medieval!”
“Chill out! I’m talking to Beckham. Here kitty…”
Labels: character sketch, nifty fifty
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