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Sardines

December 29, 2022 7 Comments

By Cara Harvey

I try to get up early enough, but usually only have time to grab toast and coffee as I rush out the door. I wear a suit and tie; the look is corporate. Every day I clamber onto another delayed train, squashed together in pickled intimacy. Mondays always start buried deep in a stranger’s jellied armpit, but by Thursday I’ve managed to maneuver upwards to someone’s chin, an end-of-the-week special.

I walk out of the station with the professional tidal wave, rolling out onto another weekday.

I don’t have a job as such. I just like the feeling of going somewhere.

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  1. Valli says

    December 29, 2022 at 9:25 am

    Nice read… kudos …

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  2. Patricia Stott-Prince says

    December 29, 2022 at 10:01 am

    Gives one thought.. well done

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    • S Kate Dupuis says

      December 31, 2022 at 6:58 pm

      Well done. Loved jellied armpit vs. end of week special. Clever. Great ending. I will remember this for some time to come.

      Reply
  3. Julie Haworth says

    January 3, 2023 at 10:04 am

    Ha ha. love it

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  4. Yvonne Eliot says

    January 4, 2023 at 12:52 pm

    Nice twist. I get it.

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  5. Jennifer J. says

    January 4, 2023 at 2:42 pm

    Interesting twist.

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  6. Kelly Louisa Balliu says

    January 5, 2023 at 4:57 am

    Loved this. A great use of metaphor and lots of rich (and humourous) description going on. A good twist to boot.

    Reply

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