CARPENTER
The unshaven slob shoves my mother aside and slides his Smith & Wesson .38 into my ribs from behind, demanding my wallet.
“How tall are you?” I ask, measuring my enemy without getting a look at him.
“Six-two,” he spits out, “what the hell you need to know that for?”
I ask a second time and he shouts the same answer, belligerent like a coward. I turn and slash him in the gut.
Measure twice, cut once … the mantra’s in my blood – and his now.
I know, I know, I’m groaning too, but I found it irresistible.
If you’re new, April is the A to Z Blogging Challenge. One letter every day except Sundays. Pick your theme. My theme: Six-sentence stories. Hemingway introduced the six-word story. I’m paying him homage with the slightly easier storytelling of six sentences. Come on back tomorrow for “D.” Should be dee-lightful.
JD Frain 
LOL this one made me laugh! Great story.
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Thanks, Dena, I’ll take a laugh over a groan any day. Or any letter.
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I laughed. Is that wrong? Have I been editing for too long now? Measure twice, cut once. That’s fantastic.
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I wish another rule of thumb was edit twice, write once. I woulda been finished with this ms months ago. Instead it’s write once, edit … well, I don’t know the answer yet.
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That was hilarious! Measure twice, cut once… Ha ha.
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Thanks, Kate! This blogging challenge is turning out to be more fun than I thought. And I’m getting the sense it’s gonna turn out to be more difficult than I thought too — shoulda given myself an easier assignment!
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All I can think about is fabric, not wood.
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Ha! Angie, you must not be a carpenter!
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I’m no carpenter, but this was good–measure twice cut once… ha! 🙂 Yes, write once edit twice for a perfect cut would be nice.
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