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Roof Garden

November 19, 2017

Roof Garden
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It was a routine Sunday morning. David and Pippa were browsing the local DIY superstore in preparation for moving in together. The promise of a pub lunch and a pint was just about getting him through it. He was an ‘in, buy, and out’ kind of guy; Pippa was the exact opposite.

In the paint section, her consideration phase was particularly lengthy. His vacant glaze was interrupted by a tester pot of Roof Garden—a pale yellow shade, held in front of him.

Those two words. The ex he’d never dare mention. He’d missed all the warning signs before she jumped.

— Jamie Graham

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  1. Alex Tolansky says

    November 19, 2017 at 1:53 pm

    I thought it was going to be funny and it jumped to tragic. Well conceived.

  2. Karen Schauber says

    November 19, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    Well done.

  3. b. says

    November 19, 2017 at 10:11 pm

    Nice structure. Good delivery. Great twist!

  4. Bobby Warner says

    November 21, 2017 at 12:46 pm

    Wow! Powerful ending. Good story!

  5. Daria Kill says

    November 21, 2017 at 11:24 pm

    Great little story.

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