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Problems At The Museum
Francine answered Rayette’s call.
“Hey, I wonder if you and Little Ralph would like to go with me and Little Frankie to the Aquarium today?
“I'm not sure, Rayette?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, the last time Little Ralph saw a sea turtle, he got upset. He thought it was his Uncle Leo.”
Rayette knew Leo, with his thick glasses, bald head, and cheap cigars. She empathized with Little Ralph.
“And he was frightened of the flounder.”
“Did he think that was Leo's wife, what's her name…”
“Gloria?”
“Yeah, Gloria.”
“Not exactly… He said it looked more like Little Frankie.”
From Guest Contributor David Sydney
Running Man
I stroll around the park, mulling over my next 100-word story.
A scrawny bald man hurtles towards me.
“Ian?”
“Bill?”
He stops.
“10K training, 8 laps of the park - my 99th half-marathon’s on Sunday.”
“Wow!”
“But no full marathons now after my knee surgeries.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, impact injuries.”
Divorced, kids grown up, running has been the constant in his life.
“Still running, Ian?”
“Just jogging and some yoga.”
“Get back into it!” he says fervently.
Telling me his Facebook address he sprints off.
Leaving the park, I watch him running around in circles, the perfect subject for my story.
From Guest Contributor Ian Fletcher
Born and raised in Cardiff, Wales, Ian has an MA in English from Oxford University. He has had poems and short stories published in Schlock! Webzine, 1947 A Literary Journal, Dead Snakes, Short-story.me, Anotherealm, Under the Bed, A Story In 100 Words, Poems and Poetry, Friday Flash Fiction, and in various anthologies.
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