99 word prompt : copier
If you want to participate in the 99 word prompt, here’s the link: https://carrotranch.com/2017/09/01/august-31-flash-fiction-challenge-2/
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“I’m a bad smeller…uh…speller.”
Thinking the first word to be more appropriate, I sneezed into my silk handkerchief. “You applied for a calligraphy job. What are your qualifications?”
His smile revealed a set of strong teeth ringed with scum as he removed a metal container from his bag. Out of its bowels came parchment, a quill and red ink. He printed my first name, “John” in perfect form…but my last name!
“Look! You wrote John Johns, not John Jones!” I protested. He turned my gold name plate toward me, and I flushed at the obvious.
“I’m a good copier.”
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Thanks. 🙂
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Neat! As in witty. Cheers,H
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Great character details and banter through dialog, Joelle.
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Oh dear! lol
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Glad you like it. 🙂
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LOL. Worth learning to spell.
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Funny he couldn’t notice his own name was misspelled. I suppose all that gold kept shining in his eyes. 🙂
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