June 3, 2020

The Clue of the Pickle

By David Stewart

I froze when I opened the trash. There was a pickle.

I hate pickles.

And I live alone.

Someone was in my house! Eating pickles.

Then a man walked into the kitchen.

He screamed.

I screamed.

Not for ice cream.

I called 911. He did too.

911 came.

They arrested me! They said I was living in this guy’s attic for months.

That doesn’t seem right, but it’s true I’m not in any of the framed pictures.

Which is strange.

They ordered a psych evaluation.

I just have one question.

Who have I been paying rent to all this time?

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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, June 3rd, 2020 at 8:37 pm and tagged with 911, fiction, flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers, home invasion, humor, pickle, rent checks stuffed into the bird feeder and posted in Friday Fictioneers, Light. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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27 responses to “The Clue of the Pickle”

• pendantry
  June 3rd, 2020 at 11:51 pm

  Awww… I was a bit disappointed when I followed this tag and only found this one entry… 🙂

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  • David Stewart
    June 7th, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    I stuck that in to see who would notice it. You’re the first to mention it. Now we’ll see who finds this story by searching for that tag. 🙂

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• Iain Kelly
  June 4th, 2020 at 3:52 am

  Great story David, would make a great opening scene for a longer novel.

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  • David Stewart
    June 7th, 2020 at 6:54 pm

    Thanks, Iain. That’s a good thought. I’ll think about it.

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• neilmacdon
  June 4th, 2020 at 3:53 am

  Now that is the question of a sane man. He’s just in insane circumstances

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  • David Stewart
    June 7th, 2020 at 6:55 pm

    Good point. That’s not the first question of an insane person, necessarily.

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• Sandra
  June 4th, 2020 at 5:25 am

  I agree. This could be the start of something big.

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  • David Stewart
    June 7th, 2020 at 6:56 pm

    I hadn’t considered that but since everyone seems to think so, I’ll have to think of it. If I ever write a novel about it, I’ll give a copy to all the Fictioneers.

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• Keith's Ramblings
  June 4th, 2020 at 11:34 am

  I thought exactly the same as the others! A great teaser for an intriguing tale.

  Here’s mine!

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  • David Stewart
    June 7th, 2020 at 6:58 pm

    Thanks, Keith. I’ll keep you updated if I do.

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• Dale
  June 4th, 2020 at 5:16 pm

  Add my voice in, David! Now we needs must know what else is going on!

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  • David Stewart
    June 7th, 2020 at 6:59 pm

    I’m getting quite the call for more, Dale. That’s unusual. 🙂 Thank you for your comment. This might percolate for a bit before I can find time to write it, but I’ll let you know.

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    • Dale
      June 7th, 2020 at 7:01 pm

      I am not surprised! You keep percolating 😉

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• James McEwan
  June 5th, 2020 at 4:58 am

  Sneaky Landlord – getting two rents for the same place. I loved this it had that feeling of impossible possibility.

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  • David Stewart
    June 7th, 2020 at 6:36 pm

    Thanks, James. It’s a weird story, but fun to write.

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• rochellewisoff
  June 5th, 2020 at 8:39 pm

  Dear David,

  I agree with some of the others. This is only the beginning. Rev up that bizarre imagination and expand this. This inquiring mind wants to know more. 😉

  Shalom,

  Rochelle

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  • David Stewart
    June 7th, 2020 at 6:26 pm

    Thanks, Rochelle. I have had longer pieces come out of Friday Fictioneers stories. I’ll see what develops.

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• Michael Humphris
  June 5th, 2020 at 10:57 pm

  Great story,

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  • David Stewart
    June 7th, 2020 at 6:25 pm

    Thanks, Michael.

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• Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
  June 7th, 2020 at 3:02 pm

  Oh… this is a great mystery. Maybe it’s a case of going into the wrong house.

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  • David Stewart
    June 7th, 2020 at 6:24 pm

    Maybe, although the narrator might not be all there either. 🙂

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• draliman
  June 7th, 2020 at 11:57 pm

  Sounds like the landlord is the biggest winner here!

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• Dawn M. Miller
  June 8th, 2020 at 10:47 am

  But is the landlord real or just another figment?
  Hmmmm…quite a pickle.

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• granonine
  June 8th, 2020 at 11:28 am

  I hear the Twilight Zone music playing 🙂

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• doodletllc
  June 8th, 2020 at 1:24 pm

  Wow…fabulous…waiting to read more.

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• msjadeli
  June 9th, 2020 at 11:01 pm

  That’s what I call a mind bender. I want to know more!

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• Susannah Bianchi
  June 13th, 2020 at 3:44 pm

  Must have missed this one. Love the last line. So you. Well, you did write it after all. 🙂

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