Flash-fiction…word count 33 or less…
“This is excellent steak.”
“Thank you. When it comes to meats, Joan is the best.”
“Pity she couldn’t join us. You guys sorted out your problems?”
“Yes.”
“How so?”
“You’re eating her.”
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Wow! I definitely wasn’t expecting that, and wasn’t sure whether to laugh or gasp…Maybe a little of both? Either way, great post!
Thank you for your compliment.
If you feel multiple and seemingly opposing emotions, it means the story/presentation is multi faceted – so, laugh, gasp – great reactions all 🙂
Don’t you just love it when things aren’t always how they seem. Sort and sweet and …… not what I expected. Great piece.
Thank you Jacqueline – I love shocking ends too > except in real life, unless it is for the best…
Oh Eric still teaching us not to take things at face value…much love to you my buddy xx
Strange Jane, my dear buddy – your comment went into my spam folder! I don’t believe that WP can be so mean.
Glad this post did not put you off – it is not my usual genre, just experimenting – like you, unafraid to attempt new things 🙂
WP puts the odd thing into spam for me too..how very dare it!! Experimenting is good and I have found that pushing through walls brings magic into my life xx
Served with a nice wine I presume? LOL Nice, compact, complete–you did a good job with this one Eric. But all the same…ewww!
Awwwgh! Jeaanie, my dear…
It is about 9.40 PM here in Singapore. I’m sitting here nursing a glass of wine and you come along and say what 🙂 Served with a nice wine I presume? – LOL. Fortunately, I did not have a steak this evening. You gave me a real great laugh – If I could, I would reach over and give you a great big hug 🙂
But you’re right – it is a ewwww!
LOL! caught in the act!!
Oh,Lol.. should I really need to laugh? 😛
Go ahead and laugh 🙂
Oh my God, I loved that! Had a vibe of Roald Dahl’s ‘Tales of the Unexpected’ about it : )
Hello Yasmin – welcome aboard and thank you for your compliment.
Yes, Tales of the Unexpected – always a shocker in the finale, if I remember right…
Ops! 🙂
More like aarrrgh! as the guest throws up 🙂
(P/s Posted some comments in your blog > probably went into spam)
Don’t worry, I put them back to surface.. 🙂
Gruesome! 🙂
Hello Anita – I don’t know what to make of this – you say ‘gruesome’ and add a smiley 🙂 Wow!
But I read your post The Stapler and can understand your style of narration.
Eeeuuuhh.. and I thought we do not know what they serve us in China, human meat to replace pork or chicken. Shucks, now I get worried everytime I ask for a steak. This is not simply horror, it is gruesome.
I’m taking Mira Jay’s advice > become a veggie 🙂
Whimsically horrifying! It’s a Five Star, Cik Eric! 🙂
Subhan Zein
Thank you Pak Subhan…
And how would you like it, sir > well done, medium rare…ketchup to go… 🙂 Urrrgh!
I wonder what the chicken and other livestock think of us humans…
Again, the story was brilliantly well-crafted, Cik Eric. I found it horrifying yet amusing to read the ending, nevertheless the narrative says it all. It’s a 5 Star! 🙂
Subhan Zein
Now there’s a point. It was supposed to be horror and I found it to be amusing. Perhaps we are being conditioned too much by the television and media outlets to accept the bizarre as normal and horror as entertainment.
Very true Ian – media has numbed us and that which was bizarre is the “new norm”
It is amazing the number of zombie, walking dead, cutesy teenage vampires, etc now flaunted as main stream entertainment. Eating a spouse for dinner is so ordinary…exit Bela Lugosi-Christopher Lee/Drakul and take with you Hugh Heffner/Playboy > bring on the real stuff!
Nice – perhaps she should ahve been Steak Diane though. 😉
Lol, yes that’s a thought
P/s posted a comment in your Sci fi haiku
It must be something in the phase of the moon. . .if you read my 55 worder that’s tomorrow’s (4-11) post, you’ll see what I mean. 🙂
Perhaps we’re gazing at the same moon 🙂
I’ll check it out tomorrow…
You’re right — a very scary moon! 🙂 I pressed your piece to juxtaposition with mine. Perhaps our two malevolents will incite a few goosebumps. Funny about the timing though.
Okay – your creepy guy and my equally creepy gal are together on my blog. Hope you smile.
Hello Fay,
Yup, these two will make a perfect couple. I wonder if my ‘guy’ is carrying on with your Polyanna – and his poor wifey ended up on the dinner table…hmmm, shall we develop this on line, I wonder… 🙂
tragi-comedy horror — what a combo!
Hello Dee,
I feel compelled to say this and hope it comes across right > you grasp very quickly the intentions behind a person’s words. Have you considered doing book reviews – I think you’ll make a great reviewer…
Luv and peace, Eric
Hello Eric,
Thanks for the lovely compliment, am much obliged. Frankly I have not considered doing book reviews, but now you’ve got me thinking. 🙂
Shalom, Dee
This is sooooo funny!!! I was NOT expecting that!
Urrrrgh!
Now you got me with a silver bullet 🙁
? I am not sure I understand what you are saying???
It was a tease. If it was meant to be a horror flick and someone found it funny…
But hey, who says horror cannot be funny 🙂
lol!
I get it now. See, now maybe it was just me and my crazy mind, but in my mind, that was really funny. Horrific, but funny. It was, however, definetly a horror flick, so don’t worry about that. 🙂
crazy good stuff. bravo
Thank you – This theme is gross but if it shocks, it met its purpose.
P/s Posted a comment in your post – What is Love
obviously, their relationship was sustaining.
Oh daaaarling I love you soooo much I can eat you! Heh! Heh! Heh!
Ugh! Oh that’s scary right there! Eric, you are a marksman with words. So few yet, the story is told so well!
Makes one wonder about that next steak…
Eww gross! Very good though,
By amending a few words, we can have man on the menu…
Perhaps I shouldn’t comment over here being a real Vegetarian since 12&sweeping away meat from every dish I had before…but I loved the message behind it..
Thank you Mira for your visit and comment