For Yom Kippur and the first week of October release, our wonderful server, Mistress Rochelle, and boss lady of Friday Fictioneers has selected a David Stewart dining room photo from her menu and served up a challenge for us to roast some fine micro or flash stories of fewer than 101 words long.
Please read mine below but click on David’s pic to be seated at Rochelle’s perfect purple blog café where you may order up some artful items. We try to abide by and to play nice as we swim in our own creative lanes.
Genre: Pervert Fiction
Title: Rainy Day Rip
Word Count: 100
***
It was a lovely day. I’d made special arrangements—a table for two near the windows. I planned to propose.
After we were seated Margaret said, “Why did they seat us here? I hate this miserable rain.”
“What? I told you I’m a pluviophile. I’d manage our religious and political differences.”
She replied, “I thought you said pedophile. As in pedicure and pedestrian. I thought you were kinky about feet.”
I could feel my temples throbbing.
“That’s podophile. I’m also a logophile who’ll get you a subscription to the Collins dictionary. I also think we should start seeing other people.”
***
Look both ways within the pages and on the screens for the dictionary meanings of words.
Mind the gaps to avoid any rainy-day confusion.
Our Literary Journey 
Margaret could get into a lot of trouble if she doesn’t get her prefixes figured out~
LikeLiked by 1 person
Right, Larry. So much for Maggie. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
That made me smile. Thanks
LikeLiked by 1 person
Cheers and thanks, Neil.
LikeLike
Cleverly done Bill.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, Peter.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh my goodness…either Margaret needs the wax cleaned out or more enunciating is needed lol Good story, cleverly done.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you.
LikeLike
So many -philes, so little time. I think they’re right to go their separate ways!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I don’t think online dating requires vocabulary tests. Thanks, Iain. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think going their separate directions is best…. I just hope she hasn’t been telling people that she’s a bit of a pedophile. It might be why people watch her the way they do.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Incompatible in many ways. Thanks, Trent.
LikeLiked by 1 person
that was a lucky escape.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes indeed.
LikeLike
Haha! I am wondering how in the hell he got to the considering proposal part… Surely she had, ummm… made known her lack before now…
This was such a hoot!
LikeLiked by 1 person
You’re right, Dale.
I’d certainly think they would have shared other rainy days. 🙂
The story does beg for some suspended disbelief.
Writing it required a dictionary. But only Collins listed pluviophile, and only as a “suggested” word to be added. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂
Of course it does (and there is nothing wrong with that!) Ya done good and I love when I need to use the dictionary. Isn’t that funny that only Collins listed pluviophile? The others need to catch up!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Collins listed it as a suggest addition. So, technically, not them either. I was just glad to learn on day that there is a word for it and that I am not alone in how I feel about it. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Well, hell. I am glad you did, too! It is such a wonderful word 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Separately, pluvial and -phile are both listed, so I see no reason not to claim the combined form word as are the other words in the story. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I could not agree more!
LikeLiked by 1 person
They should have had this conversation long before he thought of marriage!
LikeLike
True. The story implies they did, but Margret misunderstood in a big way.
In her defense, pluviophile is still not listed in most dictionaries. 🙂
LikeLike
Funny–just last week I looked up “person who loves rain,” because I do. And that’s the reason I knew what “pluviophile” means. It’s not a word you hear very often. Maggie is certainly not a match for this pluvio-logophile 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Glad it resonated with you. The word needs to be in dictionaries. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
As always a delightful introduction and an amusing, wacky story, that made me smile.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you.
LikeLike
“I thought you said pedophile” — whoops. Deal breaker. Too funny. 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
The breakdown of that relationship was swift, inevitable and totally irreversible. You brought a smile to my face, no mean feat for this hour of the day.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I am chuffed that they story got the smile award. Thank you, Sandra.
LikeLike
Great comedy, Bill. I’d noticed your reference to pluviophile in your profile, so it was fun to see you use it in a story. I also loved the way he felt capable of handling religious and political differences, but lack of understanding of pluviophile was a deal-breaker. Teehee – I’m still grinning!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, Penny.
LikeLike
Most amusing Bill. He’s probably a phileophile too!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Keith. I am sure you are right.
LikeLiked by 1 person
No hope there….he can enjoy the rain and forget about the lady….
LikeLiked by 1 person
Agree. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha excellent use of words! Very funny 😄
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you.
LikeLike
Holy moly, those two are a major mismatch. How did he ever consider proposing to her?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Right. Dale pointed that out. But I have known stranger situations. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think that they should both run a mile or more in opposite directions.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Or walk, or take a train, bus, or taxi. 🙂 But, yes.
LikeLike
Eeep, yeah the timing might not be right here…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Dear Bill,
Once more I’m the tidsoptimist this week. Mia culpa. Apologies. It will happen again.
So much for that marriage proposal. Oh my. Not the brightest crayon in the box is she? Being a logophile myself, I enjoyed this piece. But she would make me crazy. Not to mention there are way too many like that populating the earth. I’ll name my pet thesaurus after you. Brilliant reparte.
Shalom,
Rochelle
LikeLiked by 1 person
Big Smile, Rochelle.
The proposal part may have been the flaw in that story.
I looked up “tidsoptimist.” IMO, we are not late until Tuesday.
Thank you for tipping in. You’re always welcome at any time.. Your comments inspire. 🙂
Peace,
Bill
LikeLike
Ha! Ha! So Ms Malaprop didn’t make the alter this time 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nope.
LikeLike