“It doesn’t need to be true, it just needs to be on paper.”
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I was thirsty and uncomfortable waiting for the flight attendants to roll down the length of the plane and serve me 4-6 ounces of choice beverage. It’s bittersweet having an aisle seat because you can see how far away the beverage cart is. I couldn’t help but notice the name tag on on of the ladies read “Angel.” She looked in her 40’s and had obviously gotten some plastic surgery done on her face. No wedding ring, but she had a tan line where it used to be. I imagine she grew up with everyone calling her their “little Angel” all the time. That would mess you up pretty good, but there’s nothing she can do about that now. She asked what I wanted from her stiff smile and I just said “It’s okay, I don’t need anything.”
I suppose as your writing teacher I’m supposed to give you an assignment. So for that assignment I would like you to write something.
Is that it?
Yes.
Just, anything?
No, something. Something in particular.
What does it need to be about?
Like I said, something.
Well, if there’s basically no rules, can I just sneeze on a piece of paper and turn it in?
This isn’t art class–there are rules here. I try to keep it simple, but you people keep trying to be creative and keep messing it up, so I don’t add any more rules. I’ve had many students try to write about anything and it never works out.
Okay, so how long does it need to be?
Write until you think I’m convinced, then stop.
It seems like the glutton free diet would be the one that works best.
It’s pronounced gluten. Not glutton.
Oh. Well what’s the point of that?
I don’t know. Tell you to avoid something so all you can do is think about it.
Hmm, seems a bit cruel.
Why? You should be able to control what goes into your mouth.
Not that. I mean diets; do any of these diets even work?
They say they do.
It just seems like if a diet worked than only one diet book would sell, but they don’t, so hundreds get made and people keep buying diet book after diet book… It just seems a bit cruel.
Then so are batteries. People keep buying them even though they know they won’t last.
But that’s way different.
No it isn’t. Do you really think people would change if one book had all the answers?
…Maybe.
People want to keep thinking the next book they pick up has the answer their looking for. It’s not cruel; it’s what keeps them running. Let them run.
Hmm, then I guess they’ll at least get some exercise.
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