copyright Emmy L Gant
First Sale
“I don’t know. How much would you want for it?”
“50?”
“How about 20?”
“I guess.”
“Of course, it’s got that garbage can in the shot. Kinda ugly.”
“It’s a Persian flaw.”
“You took it in Paris.”
“Fine, Parisian flaw.”
“I suppose if I buy this, you’ll consider yourself a professional, right?”
“Well, I would be, right?”
“And, you’ll say professionals should be independent.”
“All the ones I know are.”
“You’ll go off to live in some faraway city, attending trendy parties, having existential discussions in cafés. Becoming a different person.”
“Could happen.”
“Fine, I’ll buy the photograph.”
“Thanks, Mom.”
The Green-Walled Tower 