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Soul Mates

November 2, 2022 44 Comments

By Anna Hallett

I yelled. You scratched your ear. Maybe my screams were a draft that tickled your lobe.

I tossed the papers off your desk. You blamed it on the open window.

I danced around the room, twirling my skirt. You assumed the blur was the shadow of oak leaves blowing in front of the streetlight.

I stomped up and down the hallway. You thought it was the creak of an old house.

I flickered the lights as you watched Sunday football. You believed it was a dying bulb and replaced it.

What does a woman have to do to get your attention?

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Comments

  1. Scott Bogart says

    November 2, 2022 at 7:05 am

    What a gem! Congratulations

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:07 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Warner Williams says

    November 2, 2022 at 7:23 am

    Had me pinned! World class.

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    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:07 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Paula says

    November 2, 2022 at 7:43 am

    Really loved that, thanks for writing it!

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:07 pm

      So glad you liked it. Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Cathy Cade says

    November 2, 2022 at 8:30 am

    Sounds like a spooky ghost for Halloween…

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:08 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  5. Vivian says

    November 2, 2022 at 9:03 am

    “ghost” could replace “woman”

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    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:08 pm

      It sure could! Thanks!

      Reply
      • Thomas A. North says

        November 2, 2022 at 6:08 pm

        The woman could be a ghost…but it’s funnier if she isn’t. Good story either way!

        Reply
        • Anna Hallett says

          November 2, 2022 at 8:00 pm

          Thank you!

          Reply
  6. Kelly Louisa Balliu says

    November 2, 2022 at 10:33 am

    I never saw that ending coming! A funny and lively story 🙂 Well done

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:09 pm

      Thank you! I’m glad the little twist worked.

      Reply
  7. Howard Dart Humeston says

    November 2, 2022 at 10:41 am

    An interesting and nice story.

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:09 pm

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  8. lee says

    November 2, 2022 at 11:43 am

    i thought this would be a ghost story. so much better with that ending 🙂

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:10 pm

      Thank you! I am glad you liked it.

      Reply
  9. Kristie says

    November 2, 2022 at 11:50 am

    I really dig this. It took me a moment to get it, which worked here. Well written. I love a piece that makes me go, “Ahhhhhh,” when it clicks. And I like that you invite the reader to ponder the relationship between these two characters. Well done!

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:10 pm

      Thank you! I am so glad it gave you that “Ahhhhh” moment.

      Reply
  10. Wendy M says

    November 2, 2022 at 12:09 pm

    Excellent! I really enjoyed that.

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:10 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  11. Doug Jacquier says

    November 2, 2022 at 2:55 pm

    Next stop the fuse box I think. 😉 Well crafted.

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 3:11 pm

      Great idea! Thank you!

      Reply
  12. Jim Carlson says

    November 2, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    What a wonderful story these few words told me. Fine work

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    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 7:56 pm

      Thank you, Jim!

      Reply
  13. Liz says

    November 2, 2022 at 5:38 pm

    Clever, well- written. A pleasure.

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 7:55 pm

      Thank you, Liz.

      Reply
  14. Elisa says

    November 2, 2022 at 6:40 pm

    Indeed! Thanks for the chuckle. 🙂

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 2, 2022 at 7:55 pm

      I am so glad it made you laugh. Thank you!

      Reply
  15. Mary says

    November 2, 2022 at 9:38 pm

    Brilliant! A clever tale with an “a-ha” ending. Great fun!

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 3, 2022 at 2:24 am

      Thank you! I am glad you liked it.

      Reply
  16. Glenda says

    November 3, 2022 at 5:10 am

    I loved this – the ending made me giggle! Thank you.

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 3, 2022 at 1:38 pm

      Thank you! I am so glad it made laugh.

      Reply
  17. Pamela Cartlidge says

    November 3, 2022 at 1:36 pm

    Great story!

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 3, 2022 at 1:54 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  18. KC says

    November 3, 2022 at 7:09 pm

    This is such a cool story, the ending was the perfect way to tie it all together. So much description in so few words.

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 4, 2022 at 1:02 am

      Thank you, KC!

      Reply
  19. Cathryn says

    November 3, 2022 at 8:32 pm

    HELLO Anna,

    Very well written. Captures the frustrations of the narrator; quite a graphic metaphor for a lover seeking attention from their disinterested beloved.

    A twist occurred to me (doesn’t good writing engender fresh thought for other writers???)
    I envisioned the narrator attempting to conjure the spirit of a departed loved one.

    Very nicely done,
    Cathryn

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    • Anna Hallett says

      November 4, 2022 at 1:04 am

      I really like your idea! Thanks for reading my story and for sharing your idea.

      Reply
  20. Lena says

    November 6, 2022 at 10:08 am

    Lovely! Such a subtly crafted double layer, that it works both as a ghost story and as your average marriage story.

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 14, 2022 at 8:50 pm

      Thank you! That is exactly what I was going for.

      Reply
  21. Laurel McHargue says

    November 8, 2022 at 1:49 pm

    HA! Wonderful!

    Reply
    • Anna Hallett says

      November 14, 2022 at 8:50 pm

      Thank you!! Glad you liked it.

      Reply

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