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Julienned Heart

February 10, 2015 3 Comments

Julienned Heart by Chris Milam
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The chef hovered over the scarred counter, a petrified cucumber peering up at him. He was a frenzy of precision, hand and blade a haze of function as he committed agile homicide.

Brandy floated into the matchbox kitchen, her tangerine uniform snug, pressed and desirous. She winked at him. Jason purred.

She reached for a lone carrot and placed it before him, her tongue slithering across her lips. “Take it apart for me?”

He wobbled.

The hum of infatuation sliced through their shared emptiness as he diced the defenseless vegetable, her eyes carving into him like a pair of amber hatchets.

By Chris Milam

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  1. Namitha Varma-Rajesh (@namithavr) says

    February 18, 2015 at 9:43 am

    Very well written. Excellent metaphors.

    Reply
    • Wisp Of Smoke says

      February 21, 2015 at 5:31 am

      Thank you!

      Reply

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