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Fried Chicken

November 26, 2015 4 Comments

Fried Chicken

By Heather Villa

This bird beats the soggy peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I usually find in the trash at Chessman Park. The thigh is crisp and warm, warmed from the sun, but moist on the inside, like my wife used to make.

A lady, who watched me rummage for food, watches me wipe my mouth with a handkerchief. Bet she’s shocked I bother to clean chicken grease off my hairy chin.

I take another bite and notice a boy slide down the slide. Reminds me of my son.

The boy runs to the lady and says, “Mom, can we get KFC for dinner?”

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  1. Barry O'Farrell says

    November 26, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    This is so well written, and appetizing, as dinner time approaches I feel a sudden craving…

    Reply
    • Heather Villa (@HeatherVilla1) says

      November 26, 2015 at 9:11 pm

      Thank you, Barry.

      Reply
  2. John La Briola says

    November 27, 2015 at 9:30 am

    I like this. Do you live in Denver? I did long ago — used to live right next to Chessman Park.

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    • Heather Villa says

      November 28, 2015 at 9:17 am

      Thanks for reading. I used to live in Colorado. Sometimes places there show up in my stories.

      Reply

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