Two Peas In a Dumpster Fire

Dan and Marnie were conceived for one another. A mismatch made in hell. Like two peas in a dumpster fire, their love was blind, deaf, and driving without a license. He was obnoxious and took her to a motel for an hour of anticlimactic, earth grazing sex. She'd complain, but he was rich.

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Author's Notes: As part of my move to submit more of my work to publications and contests outside Vocal, in addition to stuff I publish here, I found and entered into Press 53's 53-Word Story Content. It is held every month and you are given a short, 53-word prompt.

I didn't win. But, will likely enter this month again, as it was fun, pushed my creative limits and is free to enter.

For April, the month I entered in for the first time, the prompt was this:

Our Prompt for April was: Meaning a blending of idioms, we get the word “malaphor” by combining “malapropism” and “metaphor.” To win this month, authors will want to make sure their stories stick out like a sore throat. We editors can’t wait to read through all the submissions, but we’ll burn that bridge when we come to it.

Write a 53-word story about a slip

You can find out more about the challenge befow.

While it may not be the best story ever written, I think it fits the brief.

Here are some other things by me: