
Today’s Special by D. Avery
She and the older woman continued to sit together on the bench well after they’d distributed all the birdseed.
“Some people say to let the birds forage on their own, say not to feed the birds, makes them too dependent, but I say it’s okay because I do know these birds; we’re connected.”
“I think it’s possible you’re also connected to a squirrel or two.”
Laughing, the older woman pushed herself up from the bench; she rose too, and asked if she might want to join her somewhere for lunch.
“Oh, I know just the place, a little diner not too far from here, don’t even ask to see the menu, just order the special. It’s not always what you thought you wanted but then it’s always just what you need.”
Here is a continuation of my first “menu” story, prompted by Six Sentence Story host Denise at GirlieOntheEdge.
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Ah, and “Menu Deux” is just what we needed. Nice follow up to first Six 🙂
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Thanks. These two wanted more time together.
Sigh. I miss diners.
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A clever piece of writing.
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Thanks Robbie.
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Thanks for this continuation of these two friends of the birds. Love the humor shared between these two.
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Thank you. Yep, real face time, really friending.
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great sequel great use of the cue.
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Thank you.
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Now who’s holding the bag of surprise food?
lol*
*for what its’ worth, I like these two
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I liked them too after writing the first piece so they got to go to lunch in a second piece.
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Imagine a world where you can just go to the diner and order the special…(k)
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Yes, historical fiction. I rarely write masked and distant. The pen goes to the good old days. Or, maybe the future?
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Hopefully!
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Good seconds. Glad these two get to spend some more quality time together.
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Thanks. They needed it. And the motto of the diner is ‘You get what you need”.
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A blossoming friendship, and i like that last sentence. So often, what we thought we wanted is not really what we needed.
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That reminds me of one of my favorite characters, Kinsey Millhone of the Sue Grafton series, and how she went to this restaurant several times a week and always ate what the owner told her she was going to eat!
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I don’t know that series but perhaps the character needed to be told. It must have worked, for her to return!
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Very warm ambiance!
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Great double dose! 😇
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Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
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Sounds like the perfect place to go for a pick-me-up and shake out the blues.
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Cup of coffee?
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With a little sugar & cream?
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Whatever you need, they’ve got it.
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Aww…I like how you brought us to a part two!
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Yeah, I wasn’t ready to part company with these two.
Thanks for coming by for both!
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