By Jim Byrnes
Emily said I was impossible and she was right.
My childhood room had been glorious in its perfection—as the saying goes, a ‘place for everything’ and so on—with occasional accidental imperfections causing monumental meltdowns.
As an adult I had reached the absolute highest level of anal-retentive, obsessive-compulsive disorder, but I was finding it increasingly difficult to maintain my supposed dysfunctional perfection.
Emily was adamant when she said I needed to relax, become a free spirit, and adopt a more porcine lifestyle. Serious soul-searching suggested I should take her advice. I will become the perfect example of a piggish slob.
Congratulations, well done.
Great ending! Great example of from one extreme to the other!
I loved this story. I love the words you used, the rhythm of your delivery, then exclamation point with your final sentence.
A story well thought out and a good job in how you chose to deliver it. Thanks.
Sounds like you created a “Niles Crane” from the TV show Frasier. Well written. I enjoyed it very much.