Tuesday, August 28, 2018

The Writer's Curse

“Only True Love can break this curse.”

“Ah. Oh.”

“Problem?”

“Well. I don’t believe in love.”

“What, not even a little?”

“C’mon man, I’m over 40.”

“Well, what the hell are you doing in a fairy tale then?”

“Trying to break the curse, like I told you.”

“How about self-love?”

“What, you mean masturbation?”

“Don’t be gross. No, accepting yourself, loving the person you are.”

“I’m not a person, just a disembodied voice in a short fiction on an almost totally unread blog.”

“Oh, right. Only one thing you can do then. Finish it. End it.”

“Seems drastic. How?”

“Push ‘Publish.’”

“Oh. Will that break the curse?”

“Nah. Just make it the next story’s problem. Well, what’re you waiting for? Go on then.”

“What, just push it? Like thi

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