May 13, 2020

Trinkets from Paradise Lost

By David Stewart

copyright Jan Wayne Fields

The booth clung to the edge of the fairground like a leech. The owner sat alone, swiping at a futuristic-looking tablet.

“Whadya got?” I asked.

He stood, flashing me a shark grin. “Novelties from lost places.” He proffered a small box. “From the Garden of Eden. Real apple wood.”

I rummaged through the items. “Lost places? Really?” I held up a hat marked CALIFORNIA.

He glanced at his watch. It had no time, just the year: 2020.

“How’d that get in there?” His shark grin widened as he shoved the hat behind him. “Now, how about a T-shirt from Atlantis?”

 

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I am a writer of anything quirky and weird. I love most genres of fiction and in each there are stories that I would consider "my kind of story". View all posts by David Stewart

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 at 7:02 pm and tagged with Atlantis, California, fiction, flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Garden of Eden, souvenir, time travel and posted in Dusk, Friday Fictioneers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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13 responses to “Trinkets from Paradise Lost”

• Iain Kelly
  May 14th, 2020 at 2:45 am

  I wonder what other paradises we will lose? The stall owner is a prophet ot a time traveller!

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• Anthony North
  May 14th, 2020 at 2:54 am

  Sounds like an absolute, genuine … con man. Nice one.

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• neilmacdon
  May 14th, 2020 at 3:18 am

  That was clever, mixing what is still real with what is fabled fantasy

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• rochellewisoff
  May 14th, 2020 at 8:37 am

  Dear David,

  Sigh. I hope this isn’t a prophecy. Well done.

  Shalom,

  Rochelle

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• Susan A Eames
  May 14th, 2020 at 3:08 pm

  Very imaginative, David – loved it.

  Susan A Eames at
  Travel, Fiction and Photos

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• msjadeli
  May 15th, 2020 at 7:19 pm

  I don’t know how anyone can make a living like that. Maybe it’s a cover for more nefarious dealings?

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• Dawn M. Miller
  May 16th, 2020 at 7:06 pm

  This made me grin 🙂

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  • David Stewart
    June 1st, 2020 at 8:32 pm

    Thanks, Dawn. 🙂

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• Susannah Bianchi
  May 20th, 2020 at 11:28 pm

  Love the…how about a T-shirt from Atlantis. Now there’s a place you don’t hear about often. Leave it to you to bring her front and center. It’s always intrigued me, myth or otherwise. As a kid I believed there was such a place. 🙂

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  • David Stewart
    June 1st, 2020 at 8:31 pm

    I do like the idea of it. Have you ever heard of the Richat Structure? It’s this huge circular formation in the Sahara. I’ve heard some people claim that is Atlantis. In any case, it’s pretty cool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richat_Structure

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    • Susannah Bianchi
      June 2nd, 2020 at 3:58 am

      You know I love this sort of thing so I’ll hit the link, thanks. 🙂

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• larry trasciatti
  May 28th, 2020 at 8:01 am

  Maybe he’s from the future where California really is lost.

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  • David Stewart
    June 1st, 2020 at 8:28 pm

    That’s the idea. 🙂

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