I chat to callers about holiday homes, kitchen renovations, solar panels.
Later, I call twenty-four-hour hotlines, but can’t find options I need:
1 for housebound,
2 for lonely,
3 for desperate.
Tomorrow, I’ll break the fridge. Mechanic will be here in an hour, answer in grunts. Highlight of my week.
Jo Withers writes micros, shorts and poetry from her home in South Australia. Recent work can be found in Molotov Cocktail, Spelk and 24 Unread Messages.
Love it. Last paragraph killed me :)
Perfect! Sad, funny, pathetic, human.
I like this.
Sadly, a truth for many, but also humorously hopeful. Love the highlight of the grunting mechanic. Well done.
Well done! Love the humor but still felt the underlying sadness and loneliness.
This is a good’n.
wow..sounds like someone who understands agoraphobia, depression and more!
Thanks for writting this.
I wish someone would write call a therapist.