Composure best describes him, she thinks as she watches him dice tomatoes for his signature dish featured in tonight’s dinner service. The little bits of tomato are perfect cubes; never a cut finger. Her chef husband.
“Honey,” she smiles, “I have a bun in the oven.”
Chop, chop, chop, “Ouch!”
Cynthia is an award-winning playwright whose short play “Then…” was produced in New York and Russia. Her other plays include, “The Lighthouse,” and “Impromptu.” Her spec script “Brick by Brick” for the HBO series Deadwood placed 2nd at the Austin Film festival. Her monologues appear in several collections. After living in New York City for fifteen years, she has returned to her hometown in Michigan where she writes short stories and is working on a young adult novel titled “Dirt” and the series The Ridgeback Gang.
Even the best chefs know the implications (word play) of what that means – funny!
Thanks! Come join my 50-word challenge on FranklyWrite.com
Thanks for the invitation. I sent my challenge through and signed in with wordpress which I never use.
Like it. Leaves me to ponder. Did she mean it literally as food in the oven or a baby in the oven. Perfect!
Thank you!
I really like it. I got a laugh at the end, as I was thinking it was about a baby. But, now I can’t help but think she was talking about food. The ending leaves the door open and for others to ponder.
Thank you.
Nice – I like the ambiguity of the statement. She’s certainly timed it perfectly.
I picture her saying it with a sly smile on your face. They are interesting couple and may turn up in one of my longer form short stories.
I think the implication is clear (a baby) as I don’t think a bun would be enough for a dinner service either for a rich family if catered for, or enough for all the customers in a restaurant. The seismic shift between buns and a bun wasn’t lost on the chef as he lost concentration and suddenly realized the meaning of what she had just said. Nice.
Nice deconstruction! Thank you. It was my intention, but not the only way to see it. The comments are all great!