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TWT-How the Heart Burns

Katie Frances Hartless
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Today’s Prompt: Heart

“Lemme teach you ‘bout love.” Grandpa scissored. 

“Love’s diarrhea. It’s unexpected, unstoppable and unclean.” 

That VDay, I cut Pepto-Bismol hearts.

11 responses to “TWT-How the Heart Burns”

  1. johnlmalone Avatar
    johnlmalone

    terrific, taut piece ! I had to look up ‘pepto bismol’ 🙂

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      That’s too funny. No bismol down under?

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      1. johnlmalone Avatar
        johnlmalone

        not that I know of; I’ll drop by the chemist and ask

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      2. K.Hartless Avatar
        K.Hartless

        You mean the pharmacy. Chemist is much more endearing.

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    Hobbo

    Clever. I loved the title too!

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  3. Bulbul Avatar
    Bulbul

    Hahaa! Never in a million years, I would have compared love with diarrhea and I can’t believe how perfectly it fits the description. A lovely tale, K! Grandpa dropped an entire course on love. I really loved it.
    xoxo

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you, Bulbul. I’m glad you enjoyed this one. I really enjoy the challenge of telling a story in twenty words.

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        Bulbul

        🤗🤗🤗

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    jewishyoungprofessional

    This is possibly the best description of love that I have ever read. Is this based on a true story? Grandpa is awesome

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      My grandfather was a jokester, but no; it came from my own experiences.

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Katie Frances Hartless

K.F. Hartless (she/her) is a free-spirited fiction writer and word trapeze artist. When she’s not juggling her career as a literacy specialist, she’s preparing her latest death-defying act on the keys.

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