Thursday, December 5, 2013

PERPLEXED BY THE TEXT



My artist friend Michelle says she’s perplexed
about a brave (Deb’s term) fellow who she’s
never met. It seems she’s received this text
message saying how she “looked fun” when he
saw her outside yelling at drunks. “I need
someone fun in my life,” he wrote. Michelle,
far from a pushover for flirts or bleed-
ing hearts (but still a romantic), casts spells
when she yells, it appears. Deb’s excited.
Coco wants to share. Kristi’s tickled. Jeff’s
joined in, enjoying play. Rog exited
as Diane laughed at Michelle’s spelling gaffe:
She wrote, “I’m a misunderstood angle.”
Stay tuned: This plot’s about to get tangled.

Roger Armbrust
December 5, 2013