Age

Crawling, incoherent, inexorably toward incontinent incoherence.

Response to J.I. Rogers’ Six-Word Story Challenge

Selfishness: A Room of Her Own

She softly closed her bedroom door, easing the doorknob lock into place. Silently, she slid open the top drawer. Gently pushing aside the pile of socks and undies, she carefully reached under the little shelf holding a jumble of wayward buttons, Girl Scout pins, and badges waiting to be sewn onto her sash. Pulling out the little pink book, she inserted the tiny gold key and sighed. “Dear Diary: Why do I feel so guilty, sneaking to be alone in my own room? I just want to write … ”

Behind her, Mother burst in. “So that’s where you hide it!”

99 Words

Inspired by Natalie Swift's post on selfishness.
Response to Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge prompt "button"

You’re Always

In some lifetimes, your name is the same

Your hair is blonde, sometimes dark

Your eyes are blue, sometimes not

But your lips are always magic.

Sup

Hey, bro! ‘Sup? Coming to supper? I suppose. C’mon, support my culinary efforts. Moral support? Financial support? Either way, better than support hose. More like, what you call ’em, those support walls that hold the whole house up. The ones that have support beams? Yeah, those are support walls. Free-standing, unlike supply chains. One link drops out, and support is gone. What’s the economic name for that? Supply-side economics? Trickle down economics? Aw, just take a couple vitamin supplements. That’ll supplement the break in the chain. What ARE you talkin’ ’bout? All I asked is if you’re coming to supper!

Response to Linda G. Hill's Stream of Consciousness Saturday

Selfishness: A True Story?

“…. reorganizing, keeping one secretary, whose salary increases by $10,000. The other leaves today. You wanted increased responsibility. Have seniority. Choice is yours. Half hour to decide.”

WTF? Does he know I’ve been job shopping? More responsibility? Bullshit. From one boss to five is just more work. And Kathy’s new! Single mom; two small kids. She could use the raise. WHOA! With a $10,000 increase, I could finally afford to leave Jon! Backstab Kathy? That’s cold. Well, mom does deride me as selfish. Not true! I always put everyone’s needs before mine. Usually. Now? I just can’t. Guess mom was right after all.

Inspired by Natalie Swift's post on selfishness. 
Response to Masters of Writing Flash Fiction Challenge's prompt: "Cold".