a micro-story by Pamela Gay
Frame 1
She
pierced
the pincushion
Frame 2
and
laid
her feathered yellow hat
on the bed.
Frame 3
Aunt Helena never liked discussion of
anything. (When Sally gave her
William
Morris
, it had to be wrapped in brown
paper.)
.
Frame 4
Sally went out, picked hollyhocks,
dahlias -
all sorts of flowers
that
had never been seen together --
Frame 5
cut
their heads off
Frame 6
and made them
swim
on the top of water in bowls.
Frame 7
The effect was extraordinary coming into dinner in
the sunset
.
Frame 8
Of course
thought it
wicked to treat flowers like that
.
Frame 9
Sally said to herself, as if she had known
all along that something would
interrupt, would embitter her moment of happiness.
Story background & photos from an installation