By Israela Margalit
On her first birthday she wanted a banana. On her fifth birthday she wanted a bicycle. On her tenth birthday she wanted to be taller. On her sixteenth birthday she wanted her mother to leave her alone. On her twenty-fifth birthday she wanted Tom. On her forty-first birthday she wanted sex. On her fifty-second birthday she wanted a massage. On her sixty-third birthday she wanted another grandchild. On her seventy-fifth birthday she wanted the phone to ring. When she turned ninety she tired of bananas but she ate one all the same because that was the only thing she could chew.
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Good story. Life in a nutshell.
An entire life told in 101 words. And told well, too. Marvelous job!
Beautiful, a life lived full circle, is a life well lived! Really enjoyed that!
I really enjoyed this. Life goes by so quickly that it is, ironically, a good topic for flash fiction. You did a great job bringing her life full circle.
Funny and a little sad. Like life!
Cute and sadly true
I love this lifetime of birthdays. It’s so true. Well done.
Great summary of life, although a bit sad too.