Phere
Phere. It was the intersection of fashion and horror. Fifth Avenue meets Fear Factor.
I gingerly put on my lacquered wasp earrings. The millipede bracelet came next. Then my masterpiece, a necklace made of a live de-legged scorpion I put on with bomb-disposal meticulousness.
I had more than the normal blind-date nervousness. What if I freaked him out? I was too intense for some people.
The doorbell rang.
I opened the door to see a man wearing a headdress of blue-ringed octopuses and riding a tiger.
Two thoughts collided in my mind:
He’s perfect!
Am I going to die tonight?
The Green-Walled Treehouse 
Perfect. Just perfect
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Thanks, Neil. I appreciate your comment. Made my day.
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Yep. That’s what I’d be thinking, too. And that building in the prompt is the perfect venue for their date. They’re one scary couple.
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Maybe the building is an underground diner that caters to that type and serves “interesting” foods. There’s a story for another week. 🙂
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Wow, a cult of the weird and wonderful living in unison with the insect sphere of their lives. The man on the tiger is there to impress. Great stuff.
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Thanks, James. Glad you liked it.
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Dear David,
It sounds like the perfect match. My guess is if she dies, it will e with a satisfied smile on her face.
It’s funny It took two other stories for me to see phere there. 😉
Well done and bizarre…or bizarrely well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, well done and bizarre are two things I strive for, haha. It’s a great photo prompt that has something in there for everyone. I love reading a story and seeing they took it from something I never even noticed in the picture.
Have a good weekend,
David
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A match made in – well, perhaps not heaven but somewhere! A pherefect take David!
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“It was a match made in a zoology lab.” 🙂 Thanks for reading, Keith. I’m glad you liked it.
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Is this a FF? I so love it David, and you had me with her jewelry. Didn’t see that end coming. Yes, like Keith said, a peherefect take. 🙂
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Yeah, it was a FF story. I’ve been posting them a bit late lately because of work. Call it commentary on the fashion industry but you’d know more about that than I would. 😉
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I loved it. The clipped brevity, the chuckles in-between. You are a master at flash fiction David and I’m certain, Rochelle and her tribe miss you, so it’s good that you’ve reunited. 🙂
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Now that’s entertainment — and love at first sight! I hope the feeling is mutual. Phun story, David.
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Haha, thanks! I feel that with fashion nothing is too speculative, although maybe the tiger would be problematic.
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