The Tao of Jenny

by Eckhouse

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As the ripples from one rock met the ripples from another, the pattern on the surface of the water became more random.

“She won’t hear me,” I whined. “I’m wasting my time, fighting a windmill. I’m throwing oranges in an apple cart.”

“It’s better than pulling mussels from a shell,” she countered. I gave her a quizzical look. “Look at me,” she continued, “a night of casual sex, an unplanned pregnancy, and I thought life was over. I fought what life threw at me instead of learning to accept it.”

I kept staring at the water. “So all of her unscheduled visits to the doctor, her dentist, and her masseuse are nothing to worry about?” I wondered. “She’s being faithful, and I should stop ponderating otherwise?” Frustration still rose behind my veneer. I was unconsciously grinding my foot into the haphazard pile of pebbles beneath it.

Her hand squeezed my arm and I stopped. “I know this place you’re in,” she said, “and I’ll be here as long as you need me. Together, we might even find a way out.”

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  1. The Tao of Jenny

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ponderating, awesome word! situtaion and the words fit well, good choice of story line for the words given and the line used from the song. Impressive

  2. The Tao of Jenny

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This is great! I love challenges.. This means I must write more ficlets so that I may issue another! I may even have to answer my own challenge! adding ponderating to my growing vocab. I can now be a ponderating disorganizer!!! Great job!!

  3. The Tao of Jenny

    Eckhouse's Buddy Icon Eckhouse

    Posted 11 months ago

    Thanks! I had a lot of fun responding to the challenge. Definitely makes the writing a little trickier. Except the making up words part, which comes naturally to me…

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