a trivial, tedious clock

She thinks it’s so sad that he only sits around reading and watching TV all day.

“Why is that sad?” he says. “It’s what I’ve wanted to do since high school!”

She thinks he should be around people more.

He says he’s not interested in being around anyone.

She sighs and retracts.

Then, a final dig. “I hate who you’ve become,” she says as she walks into the kitchen to water her plants.

Reviews

[Brad Dehler]

Ouch what a vicious dig. Thank you for sharing this. I imagine you take all your delectable snippets, poetry and stories and make a film of it. Not sure how that would look, but I bet you would have a vision. I read your biography as well and I am seeing how this could tie in.

[Philip Gaber]

I would love to make a film, but in this day and age, I'd have to finance it myself, and I got bupkes.

[Philip Gaber]

Maybe like Robert Altman made out of Raymond Carver stories, heh?

[Brad Dehler]

Lol yes bupkes, i hear that. I will have to brush up on Altman and Carver, thank you

[Brad Dehler]

Interesting combo ... I see Raymond Carver was born in Oregon.

[Philip Gaber]

Yeah, he was great.