One Bag of Popcorn
by Tina Barry
“Dad's a dick,” my sister said. I nodded. He threw $20 on the candy counter for one small bag of popcorn and told the girl to keep the change. Of course, she was cute and, like, 16. Then he sat there, eating it all and fidgeting. I wasn't surprised when he got up 10 minutes into the movie and mumbled something about too much blood and gore.
“Get me a box of Junior Mints,” I told him.
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This story is posted on the new webzine "Short, Fast and Deadly" where every piece is 420 characters or less.
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Interesting
I'm happy you didn't preface this with "a humorous little ditty", as so many writers do. You write funny because you let the characters do the funny. Solid opener and closer and the middle ain't bad, either.
Thanks, Ramon.
I keep reading this over and over. It stays with me.
Thanks, Bill. My father gave me plenty of material.
Love these sorts of stories where the reader ultimately knows more than the narrator.
Hope the kid at least got her junior mints.
Junior Mints are about all she got from dad. Thanks for digging this one up and for your comments, Marko.
Can't believe this got only one fav. A character study in 75 words? Pretty damn hard to do. BIG fav.
Hi Jack. Thanks for digging up One Bag of Popcorn. I'm glad it struck a chord with you.