The line for the best-selling author was long.
Toby hadn’t seen him for ages.
“Come back next time,” said his assistant.
“But–”
“He’s a popular man.” She handed him a card.
The bookmark was signed by his father. “Sure. Next time.”
He dropped it in the trash as he left.
This time the prompt in @jayna’s fifty word story challenge is “gift”. So here’s my take on the prompt.
— @thinknzombie
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Andrew J. Savage was born in Australia where they trained him as a lawyer and put him to work. After escaping the sand and the sea, he now lives in Japan with his wife, two children and dog, Max (who has filled the canid-shaped hole in his heart nicely.)
I love this. I have so much fun working on these with you. Thank you for keeping me on the writery path when my brain tries to stray.