Curse of the Calliope Pearl

Photo by Matthew Fassnacht on Unsplash

Inspired by the writing prompts of Christine Graves and https://medium.com/enticing-the-muse.

We ordered a box of popcorn, and Leanne smiled.

“I haven’t had popcorn in years. I haven’t been to a movie at a theater since I married Joe,” she said.

The red and white striped box of popcorn stood out in front of the black top she wore; her long flowing auburn hair draped over her…