Friday Fictioneer – March 28, 2018 – photo by Fatima Fakier Deria
Going Against the Grain
Sitting under the tree sipping sweet tea, I began to strategize how I would tell them. Traditional southern bells are supposed to follow unwritten rules. Honesty is not on the list of rules. Soon mama and daddy will join me, unsuspectingly thinking it would be an average Saturday afternoon.
How do you tell your parents that you aren’t what they thought you were?
Mama and daddy sat down, sweet tea in hand. We make small talk as usual. The tension builds inside of me until I am about to burst.
Then without thinking I just blurted, “I am a democrat!”
Writing In The Deep 
26 responses to “Flash Fiction – Going Against the Grain”
That made me smile
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I am glad it did.
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LOL. Outted at last. 😀
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Lovely story! 🙂
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Thank you
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Haha, oh the family shame! 🙂 Well done.
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Now a days that can be a shameful thing to go against the political norms in your family or community.
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Made me laugh! Great satire. I can just imagine Mama fainting clean away with the shock.
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I bet someone could write a 99 word extension to show show they reacted.
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The horror…
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Oh the shame of it… 🙂 Wryly done.
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We have similar family conflicts in the UK with Brexiteers and Remoaners! Not easy!
Click to read my 99 words!
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I understand. My family is from England and I have to hear the complaints all the time.
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But wait– what about all those Southern Democrats? Why would it be such a shock?
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I lived in the south for many years as a Democrat. In many situations I was treated like something was wrong with me for being one. So I thought instead of my main character saying something like they are homosexual, I would use the stereotype that all southerners are supposed to be republicans. Southern democrats do exist.
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Love it! 🙂
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Thank you
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Oh no! She’ll be disowned for sure!
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Ha ha ha, lovely ending. I would have loved to have seen their expressions upon hearing THAT!
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You certainly pulled the wool over my eyes. I was already for ‘I’m gay!’ or ”I’m expecting Hank’s baby’. Your last line took me completely by surprise! Well done.
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Then I did my job.
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The shock the horror, how dare she have alternative political views. Lovely and fun to read.
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p.S. Since honesty is not part of the rules, then I don’t believe her.
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That is true. Maybe she is really a Republican and just wants to mess with her parents.
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😂. Love this! Was not expecting your ending.
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Thank you. I love to have surprise endings.
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