Thursday, October 18, 2012

The Pedantic Pedestrian


Wandering towards the street, she looked left, right, left…

Her foot rose from the curb. As she stepped, the blast of a horn stunned her. A sting of hot air sliced her face and forced her to stumble backward. Unbidden tears followed.

What happened? Where did that come from? Better question - Where was she?

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Not an Alzheimer’s moment this – just the effects of flipping your world on its axis and walking on the wrong side of life, African-style. It has a main character, plot and climax, therefore I shall call it a short story. A flash fiction, if you will. In 55 words no less! Isn't that interesting? 

I bet that G-Man might think so...

4 comments:

  1. eep....gotta watch close...they come out of no where no matter where you are at....

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    1. @Brian: true that Brian. One needs to keep open & everywhere on the road.

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  2. A snippet from your work-in-progress? Like Brian said, sometimes looking both ways isn't enough. They can drop from the sky.

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