Circus Act by Denis Bell
“I knew this was a frigging mistake.” Luanne was sitting on the couch in their apartment reattaching a pair of black stockings. Jerry was standing in front of the couch staring at a smudge on the wall. “It was your idea this time, Jerry. Remember?” “Yeah, right.” “I don’t know what you expect me to say.” “I understand the go-to response is something along the lines, ‘Don’t worry sweetie, we’ll do it another time’ or, ‘It’s not your fault, it’s mine’”. “Whatever.” Jerry launched a kick at the coffee table. Luanne’s second favorite lamp crashed to the floor and broke. Neither of them made any effort to pick up the pieces. “Way to go, Jerry. Real mature.” “That’s me all over. Mr. Mature.” “Break a few more things, why don’t you? Or take a swipe at me. Maybe you’ll be able to get it on then.” “Spoken like a true whore.”
Denis Bell is a Mathematics professor at the University of North Florida. He was born in London,
“You know, I’ve just about had it with this crap.”
England some time ago. In addition to writing
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fiction, he en joys hanging out with his family,
The first time they spoke was in a Starbuck’s
watching football (soccer), and surfing (the web,
in downtown Memphis. She was sporting a white
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tee shirt with the slogan ACROBATS DO IT BETTER