The Genres

The Genres ogled the debut book, its copies arranged into a towering stack.

"Definitely mine," Fantasy said. "I'll need a new shelf!"

"Wait..." Horror jabbed at the cover. "It says Terror-"

"-of the Red Dragon," Fantasy finished. "So, mine."

"But they're kissing on the cover!" Romance pointed out.

"And I'm pretty sure that chick's holding a gun," said Sci-Fi.

Mystery sighed. "So it's Fiction. Again."

"You mean Miscellaneous?"

"Who said that?" Fiction glared around them. "Humph! Sounded like a Genre that can't fill half the store!"

Silence fell when the lights flicked on.

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Thank you for lingering.