L'arte surreale di Christian Schloe TIPTOEING Mirabella takes care not to step on the cracks when she walks down the sidewalk. The MARMOTS are abundant along the river side of MacArthur Island, in Kamloops ... and they're not too shy! Walking quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet, is the least one should do. WHISPERING Mirabella carefully avoids discussing difficult or sensitive subjects. ELEPHANTS have good hearing, detecting sounds as low as 14 to 16 hz (human low range: 20 hz) and as high as 12,000 hz (human high range: 20,000 hz). Whispering a message through ‘broken telephone’ is the polite thing to do HIDING Mirabella does not turn on the lights in her apartment at night. ANTS are social insects, so when one ant enters your home, others follow. Mirabella hears the footsteps of armies marching. She buys plush carpet. BLENDING Mirabella likes to wear high-contrast and bright coloured clothing. The bat-faced TOAD found among the leaves of Amacayacu National Park in Colombia is masterful at blending into its surroundings. Mirabella has a playful side and is not trying to make life difficult. ~ People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost. Word count - 209 This is a 'Found Flash' collage/remix piece. Inspired by Meg Pokrass's 'Experimental Exercises in Flash Fiction', with materials sourced through Google, remixed and transformed. Published (as a Reprint) in Better Than Starbucks: Not Your Ordinary Poetry Magazine January & February 2019; Vol IV No I Published (as a Reprint) in Ariel Chart, October 2, 2018 Published (as a Reprint) in Ekphrastic Review September 6, 2018 Published in CarpeArte Journal, July 29, 2018
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