Tag Archives: omens

RON. LAVALETTE: Double Yolk – Over Easy

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He’d been taught that cracking an egg and finding a double yolk was a good omen. Today he discovered it isn’t always true. He opened one this morning, before anyone else was awake; before they found him in the kitchen; before they called the ambulance; before it drove away, slowly.

Ron. Lavalette lives on Vermont’s Canadian border. His poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction has been very widely published in both print and pixel forms. His first chapbook, Fallen Away (Finishing Line Press), is now available at all standard outlets. A reasonable sample of his published works can be found at EGGS OVER TOKYO.

EILEEN CARNEY HULME: Nine Lives

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Who knows why the black cat walked in front of us for two miles, occasionally looking back.

Not my cat, not yours. Just a black cat, late night walking down a three mile track.

And that disappearing trick with a mile still to go.

Eileen Carney Hulme lives in the North of Scotland. She has three full poetry collections published. See more at eileencarneyhulme.org.uk.

The Last Time You Dropped Your Tea

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Gina’s tea tumbled onto the floor. “Oh no!” she cried, reaching for the paper towel.

“Wait!” said Patrick. “The last time you dropped your tea, the spill looked like a heart, and you met your boyfriend later that day. This time, it’s…”

“Just a puddle.”

And then the basement flooded.

This story is based on a title suggested by @KingKool.