Part 1
Sarah: So, Rich, you know how you’ve been obsessing over bedposts lately? Well, it gave me an idea for a story. This is gonna be great, I swear.
Rich: What’s gonna be great? And I wouldn’t say obsessed. I mean, I’m interested. You know, normally interested.
Sarah: I thought I would let you be the star of my latest flash.
Rich: Um, Sarah, this isn’t going to be one of those –
Sarah: Oh yes, it is. You’re going to love it. I swear.
Rich: I don’t think so…
Sarah: I’ll tie you to the bedposts.
Rich: Okay.
Sarah: All I need you to do is put on this dark wig, because your hair is too light, you know? Hey, do you know any Spanish? I need you to talk like Che.
Rich: I’m not wearing a wig.
Sarah: Fine, no wig. But do you know any Spanish endearments? Or curses?
Rich: Listen, I think I better just be moving along
Sarah: Just call out in Spanish when I pour on the chocolate.
Rich: The what? Do what?
Sarah: Yeah, you’re right. Proper chocolate ganache should really be too thick to pour. I could spoon it on.
Rich: Okay.
Part 2
Che: Dios Mio! What are you doing to me, Precious Flower? Untie my hands, I beg of you.
Precious Flower: You are standing tall and proud, my Revolutionary Hero! You do not need your hands with so many other extraordinary appendages for my tasting delight! Here, let me spoon some chocolate ganache on to your willing –
Che: AIEEE! Too hot, too hot!
Precious Flower: Oops!
Part 3
Sarah: Oh, hell. I forgot the beret! Che has to have his beret. Richard, here, put this –
Rich: I’m not wearing a beret. And it’s your turn to get tied to the bedposts.
Sarah: My turn? What?
Rich: Don’t worry. I’ll be gentle.
Sarah: Maybe you could make a slip knot, something like that. Just not a square knot. Square knots are hard to –
Rich: Here, bite down on this.
Sarah: Wait a minute! I didn’t gag you!
Part 4
Rich: This is good. Dark and luscious.
Sarah: I added a tiny bit of cinnamon and nutmeg.
Rich: What else?
Sarah: Honey. Heavy cream. Bittersweet chocolate. A bit of butter. A vanilla bean. Stir it real slow. Yum.
Sarah Black is a fiction writer.
Did you like this story?
A new and interesting story is posted every day.
A new and interesting story is posted every day.
Subscribe to the RSS Feed! (what is rss)
Don’t miss another story! Subscribe to Every Day Fiction via RSS.- Share on Facebook
Rate this story
19 Responses to “A STORY FOR RICHARD, INVOLVING BEDPOSTS, CHE GUEVARA, AND CHOCOLATE GANACHE • by Sarah Black”
Comments
« VPN DOESN’T WORK • by Deven D Atkinson | Home | HOME TO PERFECT • by Erica Naone »
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:30 am
Lol, this is hilarious random and fun.
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:31 am
I found the scripted-attribution format a little intrusive. I understand what you were trying to do in telling the story through dialogue only, but the tags got in the way.
Loved Part 2; loved it! Despite what I said above, the attributions in Part 2 were very funny. I think the whole thing would have benefited by a little more of that kind of by-play.
Part 3 was a definite let-down after Part 2 – a little too, um, “conventional”, not nearly as much fun.
Part 4 – “Yum”? Really? Suddenly this small charming vignette turns into a Facebook post?
This was nice grown-up piece, in parts clever and funny, but in general the tone wasn’t consistent enough throughout. Sorry – I wanted to like it more than I did. . .
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:43 am
Splendidly ridiculous. The sort of story you can only honestly award one star to, or five. I’ll leave you to guess which it got from me.
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:57 am
This story is not up to the usual high standards of EDF and seems more like a “wink-wink, aren’t we in the know!?” bulletin board posting in a protest against difficult fictional and poetic effort and favoring “laughable” victimization.
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:05 am
Part 1 was trying too hard. I thought parts 2 and 3 were pretty funny. Then part 4 – really?
Overall I liked it.
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:21 am
Fun stuff, Sarah!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:35 am
Strange piece. Parts of it were funny though, but very strange.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Parts 1 through 3 were very entertaining (I laughed out loud twice), but Part 4 was a BIG letdown. Started out a 4 or 5, the ending was a 1, so I gave it a 3/5. I enjoyed the story.
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
LOL, Sarah.
Ridiculous, but cute.
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
This is not a story. It’s simply dialogue. It has its moments of humor, but it is not a story.
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Of course it’s a story. Something happens, characters change. That’s a story. There’s no rule that says a story cannot be told utilizing “simply dialogue”.
March 24th, 2009 at 12:23 am
This was a fun read.
March 24th, 2009 at 3:01 am
I really like the exchange between both characters. For me, the ending was a tad bit flat, but overall, it was funny and very entertaining.
March 24th, 2009 at 4:45 am
Fun and quirky. I liked it.
March 24th, 2009 at 4:47 am
I can only wonder what is meant by “Stir it real slow.” Ganache in a little bubbly honeypot, nibble at the bean, and oh, the mixture is overflowing!
March 24th, 2009 at 5:54 am
Dialogues alone can make good stories, but I didn’t think this was a story at all. Sorry.
March 24th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
When I started reading this story I didn’t think I enjoy it, but as soon as you transitioned to Che and the Precious Flower, I couldn’t help but smile. I really enjoy your talent.
March 26th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Unusual and special, enjoyed.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:23 am
This seems more like an “in joke” than an actual story.