Family Matters
An "Oh, Jeff" Flash Fiction Entry
"Oh, Jeff... I love you too... but..." Jeanne closed her eyes, reliving the day she'd overheard those words 20 years ago.
Oh, she'd known Jeff was stepping out on her. Why else would she have picked up the extension that day? What she hadn't known was the identity of the tart he'd been whoring around with.
To hear her father break it off with her husband had been almost too much for Jeanne to believe.
It had been a long wait, but worth it.
Now as she watched her ex-husband finally marry the man of his dreams she wondered if her mother had ever known just how close their family really was.
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written in response to the "Oh, Jeff" unofficial Vocal Flash Fiction Challenge.
Comment welcome!
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Judey Kalchik
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Comments (13)
Please forgive the clumsy cut and paste. I would like to publish your entry (or entries) to the Oh-Jeff challenge in an upcoming book and of course need your permission to do so. Details are all here: https://shopping-feedback.today/writers/oh-jeff-the-book%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Thanks, Ray
Whoa! 😱You tore it up Judey! Brilliant work!
Very unconventional! I appreciate it!
OH MY GOSH!!! What a twist!!!
one of the best twists, since the invention of the pretzel.
Whoaaaa, wait a sec. Was Jeff cheating on Jeanne with her father??
Wow - that was a twist and a half. Thought this was brill.
This was great! Well done.
Intriguing story with a great reveal. Highly original interpretation of the challenge. Well done and thanks for supporting
Great entry!
wait. what? hold on. I read this twice. It was brilliant, but holy shit!
Boy, the competition is getting stiff out there
Well...this was unexpected. At first...I had to reread it to make sure I properly understood what was going on! (Not your fault, incidentally, lol) Well done, Ms Kalchik.