The wood all polished, varnished,
licenses and certificates hung on bright-
white walls, only two or three handprints
on the window.
The TVs in the corner showing top 40
music videos are flatscreens now. The
servers' uniforms are cleaner, blond
hair fluffier and I can even imagine
them smiling.
Morning eaters walk through, starved
looks on gaunt faces while I sip orange
juice and check the clock; all polished
wood, roman numerals and accuracy.
25 minutes and I've still not received
my eggs on toast.
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project update: now the question is-- is it easier to fix a 5,000 word story with lots going on, or to generate roughly 3,000 newer, better words?
I'm leaning towards the latter.
1 comment:
I really like this piece. It feels like my maltby cafe piece, but more succinct and better.
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