By Jean Blasiar
“What kind of man do you want to attract?”
“Intelligent,” Naomi said.
The interviewer nodded and made a note on her computer. “Most women are looking for handsome and rich,” she said. “Intelligent could mean nerdish, socially backward…”
“This will define him: He must have read William Morris’s News From Nowhere and be eager to discuss it.”
“How will we describe you?”
Naomi handed the interviewer a paper with one word.
“Corneous,” the interviewer read aloud. “What’s that?”
“He’ll know.”
Naomi stood and handed the interviewer a check for the first month. She stopped at the door. “Or he needn’t apply.”
This is great Jean, really great. Clever and funny. (Random free fact – I used to live opposite William Morris’s house in Walthamstow…. )
Once I looked up “corneous,” I had a good laugh. Clever story.
In my experience, sometimes flash fiction fails when the story starts with dialog. But not yours. It engaged me right away. I enjoyed it. And the use of corneous fits nicely. Hello, indeed.
Thank you, Neil.
Thank you for your kind comments.
LOL – of course I dashed to my dictionary the got a good laugh.
Now there is a lady who knows what (who) she wants and knows how to find him. Wonderful story, Jean.
Thank you, Bobby.
Jean
Thank you, Lquisp and Bobby.
Jean Blasiar
Excellent.