Oh, Jeff... I love you...
entry for Raymond's flash fiction challenge
Oh, Jeff... I love you, too...
but my monthly bill is due
I thought you said that you care
but gentlemen never share!
Oh Jeff, I love you, I do,
but I doubt your love is true...
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Written for Raymond G. Taylor's Oh Jeff flash fiction challenge:
About the Creator
The daughter of silence
It all started when Echo was five. She kept having these nightmares where she would just fall into a dark pit, screaming insanely loud, yet no one, not even her own parents would hear her. It was terrifying. But the most horrible part was that when she'd wake up panting, her parents were nowhere to be found, just like in her dream. She'd always cry herself to sleep alone and helpless.
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Comments (9)
Please forgive the clumsy cut and paste. I would like to publish your entry (or entries) to the Oh-Jeff challenge in an upcoming book and of course need your permission to do so. Details are all here: https://goodxofferhub.live/writers/oh-jeff-the-book%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Thanks, Ray
Can be a true story. 😁
Short, snappy, and delightfully sassy! A playful twist on love and responsibility—poor Jeff doesn’t stand a chance against that bill!✨
Brilliant!
And her instincts are true. Loved your take on this challenge!
Loved your poem, Anna. Great challenge entry!
Sharing the cost of a bill is the sign of true love
Great flash fiction! Fun!💗💕💖
Wonderful flash fiction and great interpretation of the brief. Well done