Yard Sale

by khepa

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I wanted to sell my soul at the yard sale but no one would buy it. No one! Even the devil was reluctant. After taking a quick glance he said, it stinks. What else you got? Nothing, I replied. What else could I sell? I only have my soul to spare.

It is not the case that people didn’t show up. They did. By word of mouth they found out soon that there is a soul at the yard sale. I was up for a bargain too. Trust me, I was not there for the money. I just wanted to sell my soul. But no one would buy it. No one! They all said, it stinks. What else you got?

Around the corner, the freckled neighborhood kid was doing much better on the lemonade stand. What was your secret? I asked the kid. You need to put lots of sugar. Lots of sugar? So I went inside to put some sugar in my soul.

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Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. Yard Sale

    horrorfan13's Buddy Icon horrorfan13

    Posted about 1 year ago

    3.0 out of 5 stars

    This was just ok for me until the end. The end was good! It gets the mind turning as to how you do just that!!

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    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I liked this – has a similar “geist” to my last ficlet. Looks like we’re on the same wavelength or something…......

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    Aspiring_reader's Buddy Icon Aspiring_reader

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like this too. I see you went for the strong opening line. It definitely gets the attention. But then it’s more rounded, as it matches it with the twise at the end.

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    Aspiring_reader's Buddy Icon Aspiring_reader

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    sorry, twist (obviously)

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    Laine the Grey's Buddy Icon Laine the Grey

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Marvelous.

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