Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Short character sketch - Trashcan

Set out upon a road that hadn't been paved in thirty years rested a steel can lined with rust that had been passed down trough the generations. Within, a broken mason jar with the lid still screwed on was filled with the partially frozen remains of a puréed sweet potato. Beneath the jar were the torn remains of an application for part-time job at Macy's filled two weeks ago, dusted with curdled formula. Compressed, lying just beneath a lid that barely close, was a box of diapers, men's large. And just behind it, sat a tiny house that had been passed down through the generations.

1 comment:

  1. A good portrait of someone who must be desperate. The men's diapers were surprising. I want to see that tiny house more sharply.

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