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A 100 word story by

MrBinks

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Kate & Sidney’s Pies

The wind wailed through the cold London streets, ripping “missing” posters from the walls, and tossing them playfully over the cobbles. The street lights flickered as shop owners flipped their welcome signs to “closed”. One shop remained illuminated. A beacon of hope for a weary and hungry traveller.

“I must say your wares smell divine. The pies I see – are they vegan?”

Sidney continued working; his dark eyes fixated on the squelching supplies he was chopping.

Irritated, the customer tried again, “I say, the pies… are they vegan? Vegetarian? Do. They. Contain. Meat?”

Sidney put down his cleaver and smiled.

Hey, listen

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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting, and for this week’s photo prompt. Please, if you’ve stopped to read this story go read the other ones at the link here.

Any similarities to existing fictional characters are of course purely coincidental. Ahem.

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Responses to “Kate & Sidney’s Pies”

  1. James Pyles

    Wrong question.

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  2. Dale

    I say, Traveller, you look like you’d made a tasty addition to my pies…

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  3. elmowrites

    Sounds like Sydney changed his name when he moved out of Fleet Street. We’ll serve anyone, meaning anyone, and to anyone, at all!

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  4. granonine

    Oy. If they don’t, they soon will!

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  5. neilmacdon

    Wonderfully atmospheric

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  6. Keith’s Ramblings

    Sweeney Todd lives on! A great take.

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  7. CGraith

    Creeeeepy! Terrific little story, perfectly executed.

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    1. MrBinks

      Thanks so much

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  8. The Sicilian Storyteller

    Oh, how very fabulous of you! Reminds me a bit of the TZ episode “To Serve Man”. Tasty!

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    1. MrBinks

      Thanks!

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  9. justjoyfulness

    That’s the secret ingredient in Sidney’s pies 🙂 No wonder they smell divine.

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  10. rochellewisoff

    Dear Mr. B,

    Oh dear. Methinks this traveling stranger might be the pie filling. Creepy fun.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  11. Angela

    Creepy. You’ve crafted the mood well.

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  12. Laurie Bell

    Hahaha love it. I’d…ah… back away. Those pies might not be what they are after!

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    1. MrBinks

      Thank you for the lovely comment!

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  13. James McEwan

    Great title. I can just imagine Mrs Lovett offering vegie pies, when the contents are from a vegetarian gentleman.

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    1. MrBinks

      😀 Yes, the nerve of it!

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  14. msjadeli

    Sidney and Sweeney sound very close. I’m sure if the traveler breathed in and then looked at what was squelching under the cleaver he’d have his answer. His lack of noticing puts him on the menu. Bon appetit!

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  15. Margaret

    Ooo – yes. Creepy street, and a creepy baker. I love ‘squelching supplies’. And that cleaver, poised, and we’re left to imagine the next line….

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  16. GHLearner

    eeek… run, customer, run. I wonder who these ‘missing’ posters were about. Pets? People? I echo others: very Sweeny Todd-ish

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  17. Dawn M. Miller

    Uh oh….

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  18. Sandra

    Any last requests?

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  19. Tessa

    Oh my! I think he should get out of there as fast as possible. I don’t think they are vegan or vegetarian.

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