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Tension

August 17, 2017 9 Comments

By Tiffany York

Stu had reached the inevitable point in his marriage where he found himself asking, What the fuck is wrong with us?

He began searching for ways to rid himself of tension in his marriage. If he and Jean could just escape the angry buzz of New York City for an hour or two, they would find their way back to one another.

“I think we should go hiking this weekend,” he said to Jean over dinner one evening. “This guy at work told me about this thing called geocaching where…”

“I know what geocaching is,” Jean replied without looking up.

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  1. DS Levy says

    August 17, 2017 at 7:20 am

    Great flash!

    Reply
    • Tiffany York says

      August 17, 2017 at 9:53 am

      Thank you.

      Reply
  2. Roy Dorman says

    August 17, 2017 at 9:31 am

    Good one, Tiffany. I think maybe a whole week of geocaching, rather than just a day or two, is needed here. 🙂

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    • Tiffany York says

      August 17, 2017 at 9:55 am

      Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply
  3. Bobby Warner says

    August 17, 2017 at 9:54 am

    Great slice of life into the foibles of a relationship. I think these two need some relationship counselling — soonest!

    Reply
  4. JacciGoodingAuthor says

    August 17, 2017 at 4:50 pm

    excellent! short, sharp and STRAIGHT to the point!

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  5. Dianne Hendricks says

    August 18, 2017 at 12:16 pm

    This totally captures a particular problem without any window dressing at all! Excellent, Tiffany.

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  6. scott says

    August 19, 2017 at 2:14 pm

    loved it. simply written and not trying too hard to be literary. and it can be as deep as you want it to be…. that’s what i like best about it!

    Reply
    • Anita Bodle says

      August 28, 2017 at 5:20 am

      I agree with Scott. Very cleverly done.

      Reply

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