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The Diagnosis

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Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 59 words using the six prompt words
shown below. In exactly 59 words, here’s my flash.

psychosomatic – cancel – accountant
fluff – reggae – needlepoint

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My accountant called to cancel our meeting. “Stress,” he said. “The doctor thinks it’s psychosomatic.”

I found him later that afternoon on his porch, doing needlepoint …. a palm tree, mid-sway …. while reggae drifted from an old radio.

“Fluff,” his wife whispered to me, smiling. “He just needed an excuse to finally slow down.”

So did we all.

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