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Groundskeeper

December 22, 2022 15 Comments

By Erica Fransisca

People shudder when they discover I live in a graveyard.

Most recoil when they imagine eating breakfast six feet above someone’s dead grandmother. Some are disapproving, claiming it’s disrespectful to piss in a burial ground. A rare few are intrigued, although I can see from their eyes they think it’s weird, macabre, and downright creepy.

In the end, however, they all prove to be the same. They always ask why anyone would want to live among the dead, to which I answer, someone has to take care of their house.

That’s when I tell them: “Besides, you live here too now.”

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Comments

  1. Albert N Katz says

    December 22, 2022 at 9:45 am

    love the story and, wow, last sentence is just perfect

    Reply
    • Erica says

      December 23, 2022 at 9:02 pm

      thank you!

      Reply
  2. Scott Bogart says

    December 22, 2022 at 10:35 am

    Great job, Erica! Nicely done. Love the ending too.

    Scott

    Reply
    • Erica says

      December 23, 2022 at 9:03 pm

      Thanks for reading Scott!

      Reply
  3. Valli says

    December 22, 2022 at 12:07 pm

    Nice fun read… great twist at the end … kudos …

    Reply
  4. Dr RK Soni says

    December 22, 2022 at 12:23 pm

    Well articulated. You presented your ideas and thoughts really in impressive manner. I genuinely appreciate this incredible writing.

    Reply
  5. jeff says

    December 22, 2022 at 6:52 pm

    Enjoyed your story.

    Reply
  6. Tom Baldwin says

    December 22, 2022 at 7:04 pm

    Loved it. Particularly the last sentence!

    Reply
  7. VStyles14 says

    December 23, 2022 at 12:44 am

    The ending tho ? didn’t expect that at all

    Reply
  8. 2912 says

    December 23, 2022 at 2:20 pm

    well done

    Reply
  9. Yogi says

    December 24, 2022 at 3:53 am

    Perfect!

    Reply
  10. Ann McGonnell McGonnell says

    December 25, 2022 at 6:40 am

    Great tale in such few words.

    Reply
  11. David Higham says

    December 28, 2022 at 7:26 am

    On first reading, this story seemed pleasant and light. It took a few moments before that brilliant last line registered. Truly great piece of writing.

    Reply
  12. Anne Jones says

    December 28, 2022 at 8:51 am

    Great story lived the ending x

    Reply
  13. Indra Raj Pathak says

    December 28, 2022 at 10:40 am

    The opening line digs deeper into curiosity. Well done, Erica.

    Reply

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