Europe
by Jake Barnes
On the way over, on the ship, I met a girl from Cleveland. She got very huffy about the city where she lived. Cleveland was a nice place, she said. She glared at me, daring me to say otherwise.
In London I followed an exotic girl around an outdoor market snapping pictures. She tracked me down and planted herself in front of me, hands on hips. She scowled and wagged her finger. No photographs, she said.
I stood by the tube entrance and read the notes posted by the girls on a bulletin board. Oh, my! My mind worked overtime. Eeny meany …. I couldn't decide.
In the Louvre I met a girl from Las Vegas. She was in a room all by herself peering at a huge painting by Seurat. The painting was on loan from a gallery in Chicago. We stood there connecting the dots.
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Snapshots.
Nicely done.*
And? C'mon! Wanna know what else got connected. *
I guess the pun is what's the point? Nice vignette. *
A rake's progress.
"a huge painting by Seurat. We stood there connecting the dots." *
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We're in London right now, for my wife's art opening tomorrow night at Rebecca Hossack Gallery. Check out Sherry Karver's work there. Heading to Prague to see my family's old castle on Thursday. Then back home once I get the keys to my castle. Then we can all party!
All four are fun, but the final one is delightful. I love your snapshot albums.
*, Jake. I'm glad you didn't give up after failing to connect the dots with the 1st 3.
*** enjoyed reading this!
"She glared at me, daring me to say otherwise."
Wonder how that other story would've turned out...
I love Seurat.
Nice cluster. *
Made me laugh out loud, you puntilist!
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This is good. Who knows if it's fiction? Tag says it is micro fiction. Seurat dots. Jerry's note may not be fiction. Prague castle key? I found a photo again of Daldowie near Glasgow. In 2008, I could borrow a key to Gramercy Park. I suppose exotics are nice girls, good persons. They give no rest, but they do rest, undivided time, unlike my time and rest. They rise early for church before reporting to their day jobs. So I heard. *
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Fun. Add about ten more, go around the world.
I love this, such a lot said with perfect restraint.
I love the second paragraph, so well written. But the whole thing, very well done. The little details really brought this to life *
Yup... Ah those European girls.
Bon voyage. *
Fine sketches.