One day Big Balloon said to Little Balloon, “Shush. Listen. Hear that hiss?”
Inflated from the same tank, though years apart at different carnivals, each wore the same drawn-on smile beneath unblinking dotted eyes.
“Don’t let my deflation go to waste,” Big Balloon said, steadily leaking. “Inhale. Breathe me in.”
Over the years Bob Thurber’s work has received a long list of awards and prizes. His most recent book is a collection of brief stories titled “Nothing But Trouble.” His first novel, “Paperboy: A Dysfunctional Novel,” was recently rereleased. Visit BobThurber.net.
A lovely metaphor. Bob never disappoints us.
Brave balloon.
I enjoyed this, but in the end did big balloon find a new skin?