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Button Vivi

August 29, 2025 5 Comments

By Shreyasi Majumdar

There are stamp collectors and coin collectors, feather hoarders and bottle cap connoisseurs.

Then, there is Vivi.

Vivi is one of the most avid button magpies I’ve ever known. She’s got every colour under the sun. Pink, purple, green, even fancy ones like Alizarin Crimson and Flavescent Rose.

She stores her buttons in drawers, closets, and cabinets. Some are hung up on the walls, framed in gold and silver. Others dangle from the ceiling on sparkly ribbons.

The passion gleams in her big, bright eyes. They’re a deep aquamarine, with four holes each, where they’ve been sewn in with black thread.

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  1. Martin says

    August 29, 2025 at 6:33 am

    Loved the visual language of this story, and the kick at the end.

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  2. Kerri says

    August 29, 2025 at 11:19 am

    I, too, enjoyed the descriptive visual language, and the ending!

    Reply
  3. David says

    August 29, 2025 at 5:13 pm

    I agree with the above comments. Wonderful piece.

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  4. Jo Gatenby says

    September 3, 2025 at 9:11 pm

    Great ending… made me laugh!

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  5. Scott Bogart says

    September 9, 2025 at 1:03 pm

    Nicely done!

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