Vine Leaves Press: Wishbone

I needed new chopsticks – we’d broken them playing chopsticks wishbone. We pulled wrong, pulled too hard, and mine snapped in the center. Splintered. I asked you about your wish. You put your piece down slowly, quietly picked up your spoon, and dipped it in egg drop soup.

The above micro story was published by Vine Leaves Press as part of their “50 Give or Take” fifty word story series. Subscribe to the series here.

Above painting by me, circa 2014 or so.