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<\/p>\nMutt watched as the girl slammed back the shot and bit into a slice of lemon.<\/p>\n
What was her name again? Jodie? Joni?<\/p>\n
Shit. Why was he here?<\/p>\n
Annie would hate this place. She’d be right.<\/p>\n
He tossed a few bills on the bartop, walked outside and grabbed his phone.<\/p>\n
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Another week, another microflash piece. This one stems from the Dry Spell universe again. Another little glimpse of a larger story. Quite literally.<\/p>\n
Annie, Mutt and I still haven’t decided whether we’re going to turn them into a novella or a longer piece still. Something they either want to be a novel, or they’ll want a sequel.<\/p>\n
Jayna’s prompt for the week was “lemon.”<\/p>\n
The first thing that came to mind is “tequila shots.”<\/p>\n
I did quite a few of these in my younger years. And I remember the atmosphere of a crowded, noisy bar, eye contact over a row of shots, and the unspoken communication flying back and forth.<\/p>\n
In a place like that, you have no choice. Spoken communication is impossible if you want to have anything resembling a voice the next day.<\/p>\n
But unspoken communication requires two willing partners. Maybe next week’s story will be about the girl Mutt just walked out on. Who knows?<\/p>\n
I think she could use a moment of realisation of her own. Don’t you?<\/p>\n
Big thanks are owed to Damian Jay Clay, R. Jean Bell, Anike Kirsten and all the others who helped me work on this.<\/p>\n
I’m so lucky to count them all among my friends.<\/p>\n
Hugs<\/em><\/p>\n Jasmine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mutt watched as the girl slammed back the shot and bit into a slice of lemon. What was her name again? Jodie? Joni? Shit. Why was he here? Annie would hate this place. She’d be right. He tossed a few bills on the bartop, walked outside and grabbed his phone. Another week, another…
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