Jumping Jackal Fish

I was working
the third shift
at the late-night
used-bookstore
out on Severance Boulevard

The night had been uneventful,
with only a
few stragglers
here and there
and drifters coming in
to seek refuge
from the darkness

She came in,
a heat-seeking missile
homing straight for the counter
asking, "Do you have any serious fiction?"

I directed her
towards the
 self help section,
luckily she laughed,
but she still called me an ass

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Some coming attractions here at Muffin Puddles: I participated in the 52 book challenge which is basically reading 52 books in 1 year. That's wrapping up, so I'm going to try to write a list of what I've read and what the stand outs were. Also I'm working on a story or two, so that's coming up, and I might throw together an "end of the year" mix. Its been a pretty stellar year all things considered and thanks for reading.