An enjoyable read. Around here, all the ice cream parlors close for the winter, so I guess I'll just sit in the parking lot and if anyone asks if I need something I'll answer, “Nope. Guess I’ll just wait for Spring.”
I doubt it. The point of these microscopic stories is that they last for 100 words and that's it. So the most I can hope from them is a quick grin or thought and the reader moves on. This one depends a lot on irony, I suppose.
I suspect we've all had experiences like this, TJ. But this one came at a time when I was really looking for something to write about. Hence the "heaven" comment. ;)
Winston Fotheringhay was Dave’s favourite author. He had read all of Fotheringhay’s books of adventure, mystery and heroic deeds. Dave wished he had a similar imagination.
So it was an exuberant Dave who took his copy of Fotheringhay’s latest book for the author’s signing at the local bookshop. He joined the line and waited patiently.
When his turn came, Dave handed over the book and Fotheringhay began to write a brief message on the title page.
“Where do you get the ideas for all your books?” asked Dave.
The author answered without looking up. “It’s all from memory,” he said.
Word count: 100
For no particular reason
Prompt: A thought that came to me on answering Lilli’s QOTD today.
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