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Friday, August 26, 2011

one hundred word story #23: sugar high


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Originally uploaded by Julia_h_j



Jorge has a problem: he is too ordinary. Average height, average looks, average intelligence. Boring job, bored girlfriend--hell, even the dog is over him. He tries pickup soccer, watercolor painting, French, but he still lacks a certain je ne sais quoi. Then he spots a multicolored candy bus, windows inspired by Hello Kitty. A girl with red dreadlocks beckons him inside, hands him jujubes and gummy bears. “In case you were wondering,” she points to a sign that reads “You Are Special.” He brews an above-average root beer float, sugar charging him home. Rover actually wags his tail. Voila.

2 comments:

gteamhj said...

Food trucks! Checked out a colorful photo book of them from the library - many from Portland. Yippeeeeeee! xxx

miss J. said...

They are amazing. Jenn told us that the little plots where the food trucks congregate form "pods." like whales, except for hipsters.