Piggies race on sawdust track, bandanas flying: red, blue, yellow, green. Girly squeals for Green. Final turn, Red spins wide, Yellow bashes Blue, and Green squiggles through to claim the checkered flag. Yay, Green! “Free Bacon” coupons for everyone!
Girly adds two and two—and lets out a heart-rending wail.
Jeff Nazzaro writes short fiction and poetry in Southern California. His microfiction has appeared in Dogzplot and Drabblez and is forthcoming in Blink-Ink.
I am surrounded by county fairs. I hated the circus and the rodeo and all county fairs with animal acts. I am Girly and you have captured all the reasons for my profound displeasure in one short clip of racing pigs. Thank you, I guess.
Thank you for the comment! I pretty much share your sentiment, so it tells me the piece worked.—Jeff