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The Chocolatier

August 27, 2023 15 Comments

By J.E. Mayers

A chocolatier sat alone in his chocolate shop holding a letter from his wife.

‘I am leaving you, my dear,’ it read. ‘I gave you my heart, but I did so in vain, for your heart belongs to chocolate and always will.’

Tears streamed down his face and fell into a large mixing bowl. Noticing this, he dipped his finger into the ganache and put the tear-salted mixture to his lips.

“Delicious,” he whimpered and then slowly stood up and trudged over to a small, blank chalkboard at the front of the shop. On it he wrote,

‘TODAY’S SPECIAL: CHOCOLATE TEARS.’

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Comments

  1. Stella says

    August 27, 2023 at 8:30 am

    Love this! So apt ?

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    • Stella says

      August 27, 2023 at 8:32 am

      Sorry didn’t mean to write ? It was an emoji with a tear falling.

      Reply
      • Lisa H. Owens says

        August 30, 2023 at 9:21 am

        Sweet and savory little story!

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        • J.E. Mayers says

          August 31, 2023 at 2:29 pm

          Thank you, Lisa

          Reply
    • J.E. Mayers says

      August 30, 2023 at 8:20 am

      Thank you so much, Stella

      Reply
  2. Derek McMillan says

    August 27, 2023 at 10:34 am

    I enjoyed reading this.

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    • J.E. Mayers says

      August 30, 2023 at 8:21 am

      I appreciate that, Derek. Thank you

      Reply
  3. Alexis says

    August 30, 2023 at 8:57 am

    Love this one!!!! Right to the heart ??

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    • Alexis says

      August 30, 2023 at 8:58 am

      Right to the heart!!****

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      • Chris Madero says

        September 3, 2023 at 4:40 pm

        Excellent.

        Reply
  4. Kyle says

    August 30, 2023 at 9:28 am

    Oh, how quickly I can be brought to tears! Beautiful

    Reply
  5. Paul Scott Wood says

    August 30, 2023 at 10:07 am

    Do we think that he will write to her and thank her for the new formula? Nope!

    Reply
  6. John III says

    August 30, 2023 at 10:34 am

    A nice accompaniment to a wee dram of “Writers’ Tears” after a fine meal.

    Reply
  7. Lisa Braithwaite says

    August 30, 2023 at 1:29 pm

    Awww. Sweet AND savory!

    Reply
  8. Robin W says

    September 2, 2023 at 3:33 pm

    Awwww ?

    Reply

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