Today’s random word is ruin.
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A Drabble is a work of fiction of precisely 100 words. This Drabble was written for Fiction Shorts.
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Act One: The Office of Kendra White, Marriage Counselor (She, They)
Mrs. Red and Mr. Blue are sitting silently, staring forward.
White enters.
Mrs. Red begins speaking.
“Blue and I agree. Our union is in tatters.”
Blue: “In ruin.”
White: “Let’s begin with our preferred pronouns.”
Blue: “He.”
Red: “She, of course. Should we refer to you as they?”
White: “She is fine. Let’s start with each of you turning toward your partner to ask the first question that comes to mind.”
Red: “Why have you stopped going to church?”
Blue: “Why don’t you like our new neighbors, the Rodriquez’s?”
