Not This Time (101 words)

Janyce sat on the loft’s edge watching Johnny make two sandwiches.

 

He stacked four slices of bread on top of the flies’ coffeemaker-landing-strip, pulled down a dusty mug, and crammed a small banana into it, using his thumb.

 

Next, he proceeded to churn it around with a short, flat screwdriver he used earlier to tighten the drawer-pull.

 

 He added a gob of peanut butter with his grease-coated left index finger. The mixture turned into a marbleized paste.

 

Using a thin broad-knife off the paint-can lid, he spread the goop onto the bread.

 

“Want a sandwich, honey?”

 

“No thanks; not this time.”

 

Reviews

[Always Changing]

I think that this one is very interesting.. I love short story bits like this. I would of taken the sandwich. Hands down. That kind of effort and ingenuity deserves a taste test. It's all the same in the end, right?

[Christina2]

Oh yum!!! Bananas and peanut butter!! but not this time for me either. So nice he wanted to share though, it was a nice jester- :) Great visual Janyce! (well, gross, but good writing)

[Albert Freeman]

I take it he has a cast iron stomach because I'd have to pass up on that tasty meal. :P

[James K. Blaylock]

Yuck-o, I think I'd have to pass too on that meal. You're always able to put a smile upon my face, Janyce.

jkb

[Jacqueline]

Ack! I got queasy reading this crazy yet good piece, and I'm not a wimpy person. It's just when it comes to food, I'm sensitive. I just imagined how I would feel watching this culinary disaster unfolding and I must say I give you props on your cool response. I would've spazzed! ;-)

[The Elder Pine]

Wow that was an interesting read. Nice images. Men are not all incompetent though.

[Carrie Montgomery]

ahhhh, yes, the "man's way" of doing things... so sanitary! My husband ONCE offered to cook dinner : he took raw chicken on a plate to the grill, cooked it and THEN put the cooked chicken back on the icky-raw chicken plate! Needless to say, momma and babies did NOT eat his dinner! This is (as expected from you) a cute poem that brought a smile to my face. I always enjoy your sense of humor!

[Deborah Leah Krempa]

Nice sense of humor. Cute read. Thank you for sharing. Debileah