New flash fiction over at Phil Ambler’s Friday Prediction –
Rules – 100 words max flash fiction or poetry using the following words – jigsaw, capture, pimento. Deadline is 9pm UK time on Thursday 31 January 2013.
BECOMING ONE FLESH
By Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw
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Silver bell’s soft ringing announces arrival of Mr. Angleton.
Angry chatter of jigsaw… cutting through bone… echoes from the back room.
The man sniffs the air… once… twice… as if to capture the rich scent of the butcher’s shop.
Waiting, he surveys the sliced meats in glass countercase… salami… pimento… head cheese.
White-aproned butcher emerges through curtained doorway… with a nod, he hands paper-wrapped packages across counter.
“Good to see you again, sir… enjoying the new missus?”
“I am indeed, Thomas.”
Gentleman and butcher exchange barely concealed winks.
Soft tinkle of silver bell announces departure of the Angletons.
~ finis ~
© 2013 – Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw. All Rights Reserved
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Bio: Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw
Born in Lisboa, Portugal to parents of Portuguese/Russian descent, Veronica Marie and her partner of six and a half years, Christina Anne, celebrated their second wedding anniversary in October 2012. The couple are “still very much on honeymoon!”
Part time teacher/barista/student, Veronica’s long fascination with noir fiction prompted her to try her own hand at writing fiction – “the last two years have been a roller coaster!”, where she honed her ‘writing chops’ on an unsuspecting public over at Flash Fiction Friday and Phil Ambler's (formerly Lily Childs’) Friday Prediction.
Veronica has been published in Pulp Metal Magazine, The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology, the horror anthology 100 Horrors, from Cruentus Libri Press, and the inaugural issue of Literary Orphans magazine. She also appears in Katherine Tomlinson's anthology, NIGHTFALLS: Notes from the end of the world, Paul D. Brazill’s DRUNK ON THE MOON 2: A Roman Dalton Anthology and Near To The Knuckle's debut anthology - Gloves Off.
Veronica counts among her mentors - Carole A Parker, Lily Childs, Paul D Brazill, Richard Godwin and Joyce Juzwik. She is currently ‘polishing’ her first novel – a memoir – and working on the second draft of a second novel, as well as publishing a collection of her flash fiction and short stories.
Veronica’s writings can also be found at http://veronicathepajamathief.blogspot.com and http://veronicathepajamathiefwritespoetry.blogspot.com.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology (Kindle)
I love the ending. Wink wink!! In cahoots I would imagine in doing away with the first Missus!
Hey, Susie! Glad you liked it.