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RANDOM | FICTION | DRABBLE

She Has a Good Point

Karen Schwartz
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2 min readApr 5, 2024

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Today’s random word is Dictionary.

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“Mom, am I the only person who struggles with the hard-copy version of the dictionary?” Lisa asked, watching her mother hang socks.

“What do you mean?”

“I look up English words to learn their spelling, but to find them, you already need to know how to spell them.

“Consider laundry. Who knew it has a ‘u?’ Wouldn’t most people look up lawndry?”

“Yes. Perhaps.”

“And how about laugh (laff), certain (sertin), and phone (fone)?

“Can you blame me for being confused?”

“Lisa, why not just use Google or AI to help you?”

(Sigh)

“Doesn’t anyone think for themselves anymore?”

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Fiction Shorts
Fiction Shorts

Published in Fiction Shorts

Where you’ll discover short fiction that makes you smile, laugh out loud, get a little choked up, or become inspired.

Karen Schwartz
Karen Schwartz

Written by Karen Schwartz

Children's picture book author, fiction writer, personal essayist, kindness specialist, and lover of chocolate.

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