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Proper Attire

January 26, 2024 6 Comments

By Ken Poyner

The more Emolia thinks about becoming a mail-order bride, the more she thinks about shipping. The company likely doesn’t spring for first class. Even at bulk rate, a woman mailed would be expensive. COD, and she might be refused, were uninformed kin to answer the door. The industry must have some means of getting her and other brides accurately through the postal system. Perhaps dehydration? She might arrive in a canister, the purchaser spreading her on the lawn, applying a garden hose, and she reanimating from powder to person. For the transition, what should she wear: bathing suit or travel sheath?

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  1. Tim Goldstone says

    January 26, 2024 at 7:12 am

    Wonderfully imaginative, and I love the flat matter-of-fact tone 🙂

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  2. Jennifer says

    January 26, 2024 at 8:46 am

    Great imaginative story, Ken. Enjoyable read!

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  3. Rudolph Ferrro says

    January 26, 2024 at 9:27 am

    Funny, funny, funny…I loved it!

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  4. Sara Szatmary says

    January 26, 2024 at 2:16 pm

    This was so much fun to read. The practical tone was such a lovely contrast to the ridiculousness of the subject.

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  5. Bud says

    January 31, 2024 at 8:22 am

    Very creative and funny!

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  6. Sue says

    February 9, 2024 at 11:24 am

    Another good one!

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