My very short story RICKY IN JAIL was rejected by Flash Fiction Magazine. Of course I'll submit it somewhere else.
Remove me from your mailing list I spat back.
NEEVA THE MISERABLE
I don't care if you're having a bad day
I don't care if you haven't had enough sleep
When a customer comes through
Put on a mask and make like it's
a pleasure to serve us.
***
I needed new underwear so I parked at the library and walked down to the Motherhood store in the Marshall's shopping center.
Yes, it was for big-bellied women.
Dominique was my guide.
When she rang me up she said she was a surrogate mom for a friend of hers. An easy pregnancy, she said. They're best of friends.
As she said, she did something wonderful, helping start a new family, so now her life is complete. For now.
***
At Giant, I bought new dishcloths.
They're hanging on the white clothing rack now.
MY NEW DISHRAGS
My bowls and mugs
My skillets and Helene's
fine porcelain plates
made in Germany
Will love a good clean
scrubbing by you, "Made
in China."
A housewife, you may be,
Made in China, saving up
money so your two children
may sail across the Pacific
Harvard-bound or perhaps Yale.
Let them do better than you
and your lazy husband.
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