Inspired by Verbal Remedy and Somyr Perry, I've penned my own 101 word short story. As I don't write fiction, my story, like Verbal Remedy's, is true.
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A summer day. I lived off campus. Working just 15 hours a week, I was underemployed, but had free time.
On my bike, go buy a bagel sandwich on Division Street, and continue meandering around.
On the sidewalk, is that who I think it is?
We chat. She’s canvassing. Suggests that I apply for a canvassing job. I’m noncommittal.
I eat the sandwich by the river. I reflect on where my life is going. Perhaps I should apply and see if I can be a professional activist?
She trains me. I quit in two weeks.
Two years later we were married.
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