Shannon spent that morning glowering at the obscene luster of the neighbor’s PlastiGrass lawn. It shimmered, dew-laden. It glowed nuclear green. By comparison, her off-brand lawn looked muted, flaccid, cheap.
So, she overnight shipped a new one: a PlastiGrassEX, six-acre model with anti-intruder blades capable of puncturing skin. She paid extra for expedited installation, but twice work was halted to remove neighborhood spaniels and labradoodles killed from wandering onto the lawn. The fretful waiting nearly drove her to day drink.
Then—voila!—done. Medical-grade grass stretched in all directions. Tensile, acrid, flawless.
And oh, so brilliant green, it had to hurt.
So much embedded in this short piece. Human competition, envy, wrapped up in a creative concept.
“Anti-intruder blades,” love the description. Fun story!
Nice story, but just like erecting an electrified fence around your yard, this lawn would be illegal.
Very well done. A cool idea, but as we all know that’s a small part of it. This was well executed. Loved how you painted this weird world seamlessly into the story.
The satire of the one-upsmanship is great. Especially funny to see it in action, taking out the neighborhood dogs. Well done.
Ha! Tough neighborhood. Nice work.