Extra Special BitterDead Man's Chest
a secret
no one remembers
Secretary of War
a pigeon puffs out
its chest feathers
tobadzistsiniHer hand on his shoulder brought Larry back to reality. "What color are my eyes?"
"Blue!" he barked out.
She sighed, "No... that's my bra color."
Larry blushed. "Red?"
"That's my blouse, hon." She shook her head. "You're fixated on my #chest." She crossed her arms which only made things worse.
"Okay Brooklyn," He enunciated her name, "What color are mine?"
Without hesitation, "Gray."
He glanced down at his sweatpants, "Close enough." Hand-in-hand, they scampered into the bushes.
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"Blue!" he barked out.
She sighed, "No... that's my bra color."
Larry blushed. "Red?"
"That's my blouse, hon." She shook her head. "You're fixated on my #chest." She crossed her arms which only made things worse.
"Okay Brooklyn," He enunciated her name, "What color are mine?"
Without hesitation, "Gray."
He glanced down at his sweatpants, "Close enough." Hand-in-hand, they scampered into the bushes.
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Steven D. Brewer đŗī¸ââ§ī¸She pulled on it and it slid out on a short metal shaft, releasing the lid.
Inside the chest, she found a bundle of old aerogrammes: letters on very fine, blue paper. Each was written in an elegant, bold, cursive hand. They were signed, "Love, Margaret." (4/4) #wss366
Inside the chest, she found a bundle of old aerogrammes: letters on very fine, blue paper. Each was written in an elegant, bold, cursive hand. They were signed, "Love, Margaret." (4/4) #wss366
In the morning, Helen went into her grandmother's bedroom. It was strange the see the bed, unmade, without grandma in it. She felt a momentary pang of loss and started to tear up, but stopped herself. Grandma had lived a full life and had been ready to go. (1/4) #wss366
She took a deep breath and turned to the chest-of-drawers to the left of the door. She briefly inventoried the items on top and then opened each drawer to look inside. Socks. Panties. Sewing supplies. Costume jewelry. A lifetime's accumulation of stuff. (2/4) #wss366
Wandering Shop StoriesToday's Wandering Shop Stories #prompt is #chest. Feel like writing something short and sweet that has the word "chest" in it? Check out the definitions of the word at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest Join in and tag it with #wss366! #writing #WritingLife #microfiction h/t @tobadzistsini
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