The diner was a clean, well lighted place, open around-the-clock.
I was working the counter the night Edward Hopper stopped in.
He asked me why I wasn’t wearing a paper hat.
I shrugged and said, “The cook wears a hairnet.”
“Well, I’m giving you a hat,” he said, sketching feverishly.
Bob Thurber is the author of “Paperboy: A Dysfunctional Novel” and two collections of stories. A celebrated master of Flash and Micro Fiction,” his work has appeared in 60 anthologies, received dozens of awards, and been used in schools and colleges throughout the world. He resides in Massachusetts where, despite severe vision loss, he continues to write every day. Visit his website at BobThurber.net.
Hats are Important. Certainly in my drawings they are! :)
I liked it!!!
This is smart and quirky and fun, as clean and clear-edged as the painting.
Comical in a Tim Vine manner, straight from the hip. Oh, hold on, that was just the title!! (Jesting!).
Hmmm, gonna have to put a limit on titles – you sneak, you! :))
Good writers make use of every tool available to them!
Very clever!