She said, So what do you do?

I said, I’m a pickpocket.

Seriously, she said.

I handed back her phone and wristwatch.

That’s amazing, she said.

I produced her wedding band.

She studied it a moment.

Actually, I’m recently divorced, she said.

So I returned her credit cards and cash.

Bob Thurber is the author of six books. Regarded as a master of Flash and Micro Fiction, his work has appeared in Esquire and other magazines, been anthologized 60 times, received a long list of awards, and been utilized in schools and colleges throughout the world. He resides in Massachusetts. Visit his website at BobThurber.net.