Jun 26, 2020
Futility
50 Word Story for The Friday Fix — The Fickle Hand of Fate
His jokes were tired and pointless. Some corny. Others raunchy. I’d heard them a million times. But this wasn’t about me today.
“Dad, we need to make some decisions,” I finally said.
“Did I ever tell you the one…” He wasn’t listening.
I sat back. Sighed.
Maybe tomorrow, I thought.
©2020 Lori Carlson. All Rights Reserved.
Thanks to Justin Deming for The Friday Fix Story Prompt for June 26th, 2020 — The Fickle Finger of Fate
As per instructions, I grabbed a book — Ray by Barry Hannah — flipped through the pages with my eyes closed and pointed. I landed on this line:
He gets me in a corner and tells these old-fashioned clean filthy jokes to me.
Ray by Barry Hannah, pg 31.
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Lori Carlson writes poetry, fiction, articles and personal essays. Most of her topics are centered around Relationships, Spirituality, Life Lessons, Mental Health, and the LGBTQ+ community. She currently writes for Loose Words,💜POM💜 , Illumination, The Friday Fix, House of Haiku, Know Thyself, Heal Thyself, The Purple Pen, Blue Insights, a Few Words, Invisible Illness and Tempest in Under 1000
