3WW:karma; wither; obey. Fiction
I walk onto the balcony though really it’s too cold. He’s an argumentative drunk filled with self-love and loathing for almost all people. He’s to leave, not me. I own the shabby chic condo in a part of town that once was up and coming; striving to be Ocean Isle City’s Tribeca when it couldn’t even be Greenpoint, Brooklyn at the top of the bubble.
I know my weaknesses. I like liquor, men, make up and clothes, probably in that order. No men should be last but unfortunately needed.
Jerry thinks he’s still in charge. He thinks it’s life like it was at the turn of the Millenium when he had a wife and he had me. He had money and a career also. I liked him then. Once a month he would fly down for a long weekend. My job consumed just enough of my attention to let me go to Hatter’s,most nights.
Hatter’s a bar you would be laughed at if you asked for a tini drink. Martini’s at Hatters were always no name vodka straight up. The food was edible and sometimes wonderful.
I liked my life in Ocean Isle City on the coast of Florida. I had been a cougar since I was 28 and loved a 20 year old boy. Younger men made me feel alive. They would always obey me.
He’s younger. But what’s 45 when you’re 55? Jerry wants me to wither; to marry him so I cant be compelled to testify against him. He needs me to testify for him as his ex is planning on telling all.
I won’t help a man who out Madoffed Madoff. I let him drink and rage all he wants. For I know before midnight the FBI will be here to take him to jail.
Yeah he’s to leave not me. My karma will let me live the life I like. Bye bye Jerry
Thommy G does the words for 3WW. He’s one of my favorite bloggers as everything from his “outdoor column” for his city’s newspaper to his flash fiction is worth reading. I did 3WW for the first time in a long time but don’t know if I will link to it as I don’t know if I will be able to comment. Frankly it’s beautiful out and who knows when we’ll see warm weather again? Then that write a book in 30 days thing is happening. I’m not participating as I’ll be in New York for eight days but am trying to write 50,000 words in the next two weeks minus the a week plus the first two weeks in December. My own personal whatever….And really October would have made the perfect month. No major holidays until the last day. Nobody travels to visit the relatives on Halloween. Unless they throw one incredible party.
Thanksgiving is the only holiday that almost all people in the USA celebrate because really we’re all grateful to live in this country. I began a new life this past year. I’m very very thankful.
You’re such an excellent writer. So efficient with your words. Every line serves a purpose, there’s no filler.
Enjoy your fiction very very much.
Don’t let it get you down (although this is fiction). He not going to leave you, Pia, he’s going to be taken away. There is a difference.
Awesome Pia, I love the 3WW .
Bone said it better than I, so I’ll just shake my head in agreement.
That was particularly good. My favorite line: “Jerry wants me to wither; to marry him so I cant be compelled to testify against him.” Like Bone was saying, that’s efficient writing.
“I walk onto the balcony though really it’s too cold”
I was hooked from the start. Such a subtle, yet brilliantly descriptive line. Followed by many others.
I forget for weeks on end to visit your blog, and when I do I am reminded why I fell in love with your writing so long ago.