“There is a tree in my foot.” my sister said; hobbling in the doorway and making for the first aid box.
“What happened?” I asked, hand hovering over the T.V’s mute button as I turned towards the kitchen.
“I was attacked!” she grumbled. “The ground attacked me!”
“Oh really?” I said. “I don’t suppose your bike was the one to start it all?”
There was no answer.
“I mean really—”
I stood in the doorway; her holding the first aid box in both hands.
“That won’t be much help.” I said at last. “I’ll get the pruning shears from the shed.”
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Carol J Forrester is a writer and a history geek. Her debut collection 'It's All In The Blood' came out November 2019.
She has a 2:1 BA degree in history from Bath Spa University, enjoys judo at least twice a week, and tries to attend poetry events around the Midlands when she can.
Her flash fiction story ‘Glorious Silence’ was named as River Ram Press’ short story of the month for August 2014 and her short story ‘A Visit From The Fortune Teller’ has been showcased on the literary site Ink Pantry. Her poems ‘Sunsets’ and ‘Clear Out‘ were featured on Eyes Plus Words, and two of her poems were included in the DVerse Poets Pub Publication ‘Chiaroscuro’ which is available for purchase on amazon.Her poem ‘Until The Light Gets In‘ was accepted and published at The Drabble and her poem ‘Newborn’ was published by Ink Sweat & Tears.
She has been lucky enough to write guest posts for sites such as Inky Tavern and Song of The Forlorn and has hosted a number of guest bloggers on her site Writing and Works.
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Funny! Good dialogue, characterisation, plot.
Thank you. I will admit, the first line is actually what my sister said when she came in from a bike ride the other day. It took her a week to get the splinter out of her foot.
It certainly wasn’t Bob that did that. He’s a peaceful tree!
I’m very glad to hear so. 😀
Haha!
I’m glad that you found this amusing.:)
Hi Carol,
That’s a major splinter, a log. Good dialog and interaction between the characters. Ron
Thank you very much.
It’s amazing the way even at tiny splinter can feel like a big section of a tree and yet be so difficult to get out, although I tend towards tweezers, rather than pruning shears. However, my splinters have obviously not been as serious as that of your sister. 🙂
janet
Crisp funny ending. Nicely done.
Thank you.
Pan faced at an unlikely occurrence! Well done.
Thank you. 🙂
Terrific stuff, hugely amusing!
Thank you.