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A 100 word story by

MrBinks

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Maggie

To anyone new that she met, Maggie described herself as a rapper.
This would always raise an eyebrow, sometimes even two.
How could this twee, bespeckled young lady, who dressed decades beyond her years, possibly be into gangster rap?

Her mouth looked more at home sucking boiled candy as opposed to spitting rhymes.
She looked more hip op than hip-hop.

Maggie smiled as her next customer approached the checkout holding several items ideal for a 12-year old’s birthday.

A metronome began ticking in her head, and a smile licked the corner of her lips.
“Would you like these rapped?”

Hey, Listen!

I’ll be honest, in this image I saw a store in the UK called Paperchase – a place where you can buy notebooks, art supplies, wrapping paper, that sort of thing. It wasn’t until I was adding the image to the blog that I realised it was a store full of material! Ah well!

This was written as part of Friday Fictioneers! Hosted as ever by Rochelle and contributed to by people around the world. Go see their work here.

This week I will make more of an effort to read more stories myself. I ended up being a bit lax on that last week and I apologise.

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Responses to “Maggie”

  1. neilmacdon

    Very punningly done

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  2. rochellewisoff

    Dear Mr. B,

    I’m always up for a good play on words. This story left me grinning and groaning at the same time. And what else are puns for?

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. MrBinks

      I think the phrase I’m looking for is “sorry, not sorry”.

      Reply
  3. granonine

    I liked the smile licking the corner of her lips. I think I’d enjoy knowing Maggie 🙂

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  4. msjadeli

    Whimsical and humorous Mr Bink. Exceptional character description!

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    1. MrBinks

      Thanks!

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      1. msjadeli

        You’re welcome.

  5. David Stewart

    Now I’m imagining her rapping as she wraps things up. Nice story. 🙂
    -David

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  6. James Mcewan

    Great play on the words. Clearly, you shouldn’t judge a person solely on appearances.

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  7. Keith’s Ramblings

    It’s a rap! I wonder if I’ll see Maggie next time I go to Paperchase!

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  8. Alicia Jamtaas

    Light hearted and fun! Your description of Maggie makes her come alive. She reminds me of one of the characters in the book I’m reading “The Book List.”

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  9. poetisatinta

    Love it, especially the audio version 😃

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    1. MrBinks

      Thank you so much!

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  10. GHLearner

    More hip op than hip hop. ROFL. Great pun this one.

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  11. Dawn M. Miller

    It’s not what you look at that matters, it is what you see.
    Good for you!

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