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Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge

Posted on | January 1, 2016 | 4 Comments

by Smitty

Looked left, down the street, toward the cathedral, as I paused before crossing at the corner.

Some common woman vigorously attacked road debris (glass? New Years revelers?) with a broom, keeping the street tidy in front of what I recalled was a cafe.

The acoustics were right, and I thought I heard her singing a jaunty song as she worked.

Like the dustpan in her bucket it hit me: standing here in bespoke suit, Mephistos, and shades, I was the object of pity, not her. One of us had joy in life. It wasn’t me.

Should I buy her cafe?

via Darleen

 

Category: Friday Fiction

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4 Responses to “Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge”

  1. McGehee
    January 1st, 2016 @ 10:20 am

    Buy it? No.

    Become a regular customer, a generous tipper.

  2. smitty
    January 1st, 2016 @ 3:38 pm

    My character comes close to a breakthrough, then reverts to form.

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    January 2nd, 2016 @ 6:01 am

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  4. maryqalbritton
    January 3rd, 2016 @ 7:07 am

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