Upon receiving a notice from his hometown to attend a ceremony in recognition of his
achievements, D. scribbles:
this man
this man who
this man who can’t
this man who can’t even
this man who can’t even finish
this man who can’t even write
this man who can’t even write a sentence
this man who can’t even write a sentence properly
this man who can’t even write a proper sentence
this man who can’t even write a sentence without
He throws each crumpled sheet of paper across the room toward the wastebasket, missing each
time. Another thing he can’t do.
Darren Cormier is the author of A LIttle Soul: 140 Twitterstories and the editor and creator of the collaborative project The Adventures of Tequila Kitty. His work has appeared in numerous publications including NAP, Vine Leaves Literary Journal, Amoskeag, meetinghouse, Thrice Fiction, and Opium Magazine, among many others. He lives in the Boston area with a growing collection of books.
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Very cool use of the page to show the man scribbling and crunching up pages. This was a good read and made me read differently with the repitition (I like reading differently.) The final line ties it all together and I really enjoyed the piece.