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The Bottle Cap

June 1, 2015 3 Comments

The Bottle Cap
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Trisha pushed the bottle cap back and forth with the tip of her index finger. The rasp of it against the laminated tabletop disturbed the somnolent peace of the calm, warm day. The bottle itself was gone. She’d looked for it, all day. Hazy spectres danced in her memory of a laughing face, and someone dancing. No doubt there had been singing too. The echoes of a drunken night of frivolity refused to form clear pictures in her mind, but were undeniable in their existence. She’d always thought her drinking companion was imaginary, but today the missing bottle told another story.

By Angela J. Maher

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  1. Tony Press says

    June 1, 2015 at 9:04 am

    Nice … with a perfect ending: ” … told another story.”

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  2. Julia Hendy-Cartwright says

    June 1, 2015 at 3:40 pm

    What can I say? Those 101 words could easily conjure up different layers of the writer’s story. Memories of the past, imagination, dreams of the future or a lonely addiction. Yes many stories in one.

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  3. Rex Maher says

    June 1, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    well structured keeps you interested right until the ending

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