Friday, June 11, 2010

Inseparable - Maria Robinson

Martha and Sean were inseparable. Her parents had flown back home to New York. Sean's had disappeared into quaint Kent, England and they were alone in London. Newly married and feeling free. Everyday was another encounter with the freezing March weather, the hot pot dinners and dreams of opening their own art gallery. Martha, front of house, drawing everyone in with a New York honed cachet. Sean in the back, closing the deal and getting the pounds and euros in exchange for the framed proofs of sophistication, intelligence or even insanity that would perch in cosmopolitan living rooms. It was after the closings and after the money was counted, that they saw themselves laughing and rollicking more like each others' kin, locked together in the game and forgetting about New York.

1 comment:

  1. I love how you evoke an entire world with just a few well-chosen details... freezing March weather, the hot pot dinners. I love also "framed proofs of sophistication, intelligence or even insanity that would perch in cosmopolitan living rooms." Terrific writing!

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