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Frank Wakes Up To A Gift

Unfortunately, the world didn’t need another writer

Carlo Zeno
All About M
3 min readDec 13, 2024

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Frank was minding his own business when he received a bewildering email declaring the world needs more writers.

Attached was a full one year membership to a magical medium that boosted experts. The message was concluded by inviting Frank to share his expertise on anything he felt like.

First off, Frank thought it must have been a mistake. They have the wrong guy. Nobody in their right mind wanted to hear what Frank thought or had to say. About anything.

Frankly, Frank was baffled. He didn’t need a stage right now. He didn’t need makeup, a suit, and a plot. He didn’t need accolades or rotten tomatoes.

Life was embarrassing enough without an additional audience to clap and comment on his few futile victories and his daily failures and humiliations. Has the world gone sadistic?

So Frank was resolved to return the gift to the sender.

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Carlo Zeno
Carlo Zeno

Written by Carlo Zeno

Top writer in poetry and satire. Migrant. Expat. INFP. Poet. Satirist. Tragedian. Tutor. Public Servant.

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