#wss366 5/11 #Tail #Tale

The banner read, “TAILs and Readings.”

Next to the stage was a poster displaying a cat sitting on a tree limb with the same words above its head. A TAIL-like stream of words flowed down the sheet, reading, “Open mic Thursdays 6 to Close. 10% off English pints, 1 pint free to TAIL tellers + Prizes.”

A woman with loose blue hair, wearing a black kimono, climbed onto the stage. From one table, three individuals cheered, “Go Shishi!” They had been availing themselves of the discount from the sound of it.

Shishi took a dramatic pose and began. “My girlfriend wrote this TALE about a prophetic dream I had. ‘The Hall of the Kudan.’” [Image below]

Shishi just finished the line, “I called, ‘Ume!’” before a woman jumped up, waving her arms. “Here, I’m here.” She was definitely going to bother people if she had any more.

When Shishi finished, the audience didn’t know what to make of the story, but they voted her the most dramatic reader of the night.

Full text of what Shishi read is at https://archiveofourown.org/works/52770025/chapters/168529552

#microfiction #NMPrompts #NMV366 #KonbiniIdol #Dream #AliceInWonderland #SliceOfLife