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No Life

January 11, 2022 7 Comments

By Marc Littman

My wife and I play a game while stopped at red lights. We dissect pedestrians crossing the intersection with the sharp scalpel of our wit.

I’ll point to a woman wearing Day-Glo orange. “Divorcee on the prowl. Check her slutty clothes and makeup.”

“That moron’s a drunk,” my wife chimes in. “See how he wobbles? And it’s only noon.”

But one day we picked apart an aging dowdy woman pushing a shopping cart loaded with all her possessions. She suddenly stopped in front of our car and pounded on the hood.

“At least I have a life!” she cried. “Do you?”

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  1. Helen C says

    January 11, 2022 at 7:08 am

    An interesting twist at the end!

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    • Rosemarie Schaut says

      January 11, 2022 at 7:52 pm

      Yes is awesome!!

      Reply
  2. Derek McMillan says

    January 11, 2022 at 7:11 am

    I enjoyed the twist in the tale.

    Reply
  3. Tim Goldstone says

    January 11, 2022 at 7:20 am

    Nice.

    Reply
  4. Mary A Gorman says

    January 11, 2022 at 8:40 am

    Fantastic I love the woman great twist great writing

    Reply
  5. Coco says

    January 11, 2022 at 1:13 pm

    Hah! That couple deserves to catch heck. Good for that lady!
    Nicely done, Marc

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  6. Meredith Chiwenkpe Asuru says

    January 13, 2022 at 2:17 pm

    Wonderful write.
    Unexpected end.

    Maybe they would start minding their business.

    Reply

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