Scattered People

Entries from April 2008

Guest Contribution: a short story by Jeff Johnson

April 8, 2008 · 3 Comments

(Scattered People’s first guest contributor! Nepotism at its finest, too. Don’t hesitate to share comments, thoughts, opinions, and what have you.)

Banana Peel

6teen days 12 hours and one minute ago there was a corner in Jersey that had what we would call– for lack of better words– a banana peel. Never mind, forget that. There has to be better words. It was more like a presence or some kind of imposing threat of something you couldn’t put your finger on but still felt. You know that “Oh shit where’s my wallet?” oh in the other pocket thank god feeling. Fake emotions. Scared but laughing. Crying but mad type shit. Except it was all bundled up in this nutritious, high in potassium, decomposing, good for nature little wonder. First noticed it on a Monday.
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