Night Talk
by David James
She said, "Tonight let's talk of things untrue and he said, ' Like black is white and night is day and up is down and in is out?' and she said, 'Yeah, those things we know to be false for sure like you know, like...well, you could say, 'I really love you' and I could say, 'Yes, I know you do.'"
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Author's Note
I reworked this from one of the 3 micros Barry Basden was kind enough to publish in his Camroc Press Review a couple of years ago.
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Honesty as Fantasy?
I really like this, David. To the point and no bs.*
That packs a punch!*
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A powerful reduction.
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What they said. Foreplay before the dishes fly. *
One of my favorites.
A where-do-we-go-from-here moment.