“I’ve been up all night. I couldn’t sleep.”

“We know what’s wrong,” they winked. “You’re in love!”

“No, I’m not…”

“You’re a sly one. Tell us who she is.”

“If you’d let me finish, I’d tell you it was diarrhea.”

“Oh, that’s a pretty name. Is she foreign?”

“BLOODY HELL!”

Connell believes that words can get in the way of meaningful communication. See more of his “Communication Breakdowns” at paragraphplanet, home.wtd-magazine.com and postcardshorts.com.