Friday the 13th
50 Word Story | Fiction
Alice cringed as the black cat walked in front of her. She paused before entering the convenience store and sighed.
I don’t need any more bad luck.
A piece of paper on the sidewalk caught her eye. She gave it to the store clerk.
“Congratulations, ma’am, you’ve won the Powerball.”
© Copyright 2019—Present, Jenise Cook, All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
First Published: 14 September 2019, The Friday Fix
Image Credit: Eduardo Mallmann on Upsplash.com
About this Story
Note: A reader asked what happened to the cat, so I wrote another story. To find out the rest of the story, surf on over to “The Lottery Ticket”. Enjoy!
It almost didn’t happen. Why?
I started working on a new client project the week of the deadline. (See my business site, www.RidgeViewMedia.com) In addition, I volunteer at our local public library, and had a deadline to create a Spanish-language orientation tour.
Although I had written this story the previous week to be published the following week, the submission deadline snuck up on me. As I was making a late dinner, staring at the clock to calculate three hours ahead of local time, which was the publisher’s time zone, I panicked.
I begged the microwave oven to heat up my husband’s plate faster than normal while I grabbed my MacBook Pro and fumbled to surf to my Medium account. Darling husband was famished. I was panicked. Would I miss the deadline?
Around 5:30 a.m. Eastern Time, my story was published. I felt relieved and sad at the same time. Why? I usually submit my stories on Wednesdays, to give the publisher time to review and reply, if needed. I was happy to see my story online and I felt sad it was published it in the wee hours of the publisher’s morning.
Your Turn
Back to the story itself, did you enjoy this read? Share your thoughts in the Comments.
Where is that cat, right now? 🤣
I may have to visit. 😉