TODAY'S FLASHSHOT

GINGER DREAD
By Matt Larsen

"Tales of my demise are exaggerated," Gingerbread said, crawling into Fox's spare den. "But not much. Help."

Fox squinted. "What happened? You ran, ran, ran..."

"...as fast as I could, yeah? Nike gave me contracts, money by the boatload. So I gambled and lost big. Enforcers took my legs. I tried to win them back. They want the rest." Syrupy tears welled up. "Please hide me."

"Where?"

"Your mouth!" Gingerbread exclaimed. Then, clambering past Fox's canines, he remembered, "Did you ever work collections?"

"Yes," Fox said, snapping his jaws, "and in the end we always get our dough."

Matt Larsen is a writer and performer whose work has been published previously in Flashshot, Sonar 4, Golden Visions, Static Movement and With Painted Words. He can be seen on stage with improv juggernaut International Stinger. His most recent work, his daughter Simone, arrived November of 2009 and can be seen in limited edition in the Chicago area.

© 2010 Matt Larsen

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