Photo by: Magaly Guerrero
“You’re late, Miss Beauregard!” spat Mr. Chumworthy.
“Only one minute, sir!”
“Late is late.”
Beauregard hadn’t advanced beyond Junior Librarian in six years. The curvaceous and slothful Miss Buxley achieved Senior Librarian in only six months!
Luckily, Beauregard had her magic shoes. Whilst reading a book, the shoes could literally transport her to a different place and time. Regardless of a book’s accuracy, she took photographs of what really happened.
Then she found Mr. Chumworthy’s memoirs…
“Late, Miss Beauregard!”
Beauregard presented a photo of Chumworthy and Buxley engaging in…athletics. “Am I really?”
“Bugger…Ah, quite on time, Miss Beauregard.”
“Excellent! Now about that promotion…”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2017/04/19/31-march-2017/
EagleAye
Good one!
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Thanks Ted! 🙂
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Always on time from now on.
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Oh yes. One hour late? Oh no, that’s right on time. 😉
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I want these shoes. Great ideas, I love it.
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I want them too. I’d start off reading John Carter of Mars. 😉 Thanks so much! 🙂
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Dear Eric,
Right on time, Miss Beauregard. Love those shoes and your story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yep. She’s not late anymore. 😉 Thanks so much, Rochelle! 🙂
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It seems the “casting couch” is alive and well in the world of the library too 🙄
Now if Miss Beauregard could somehow add a time element to her travel shoes, she could take take a whole week off and still arrive at work on time 😀
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Yep. It can happen anywhere. And yeah, if only she could return on this previous day, she’d be ahead of schedule! I think her boss would’ve picked on her for something else though. In the end, she still got the upper hand, so it all works out. 😉
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Nice one. Miss Beauregard could make a whole new career out of this special ‘ability’.
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Absolutely! In fact, she’ll be writing her own books soon and correcting any flawed history out there. 🙂 Thanks so much!
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Magic shoes … always welcomed. Life can be so much easier with a pair of magical shoes.
Great little twist of a tale.
Isadora 😎
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Exactly. Magic shoes are at least as effective as Retail Therapy for improving the day. 😉 Glad you had fun. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Mr Chumworthy really put his foot in it. I had to say that. Or maybe I didn’t… 🙂 Great story! Wish I had a pair of shoes that would do that.
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Haha! That’s right. Or you could say the other shoe dropped, or maybe he should’ve walked a mile in her shoes. 😉 I wish I had those shoes too. I’ve got a few Heinlein books just waiting for the day. 😉 Thanks Matthew! 🙂
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Magical!
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Thank you! 🙂
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I want those shoes too! Although now I’m duly warned against reading Mr. Chumworthy’s memoirs. I have no interest in seeing his “athletics”!
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Haha! I wouldn’t recommend his memoirs, not unless pasty-white beach-balls appeal to you. 😉 I’ll see if I can’t get a pair of these shoes sent to you. I’d like to read some of your stories with them on. 😉 Thanks Joy! 🙂
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Hm.. interesting idea. I wouldn’t mind knowing more about what’s going on in my stories, too! 🙂
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Another one of your humorous little yarns well spun.
And the moral of this little tale: Arrange for memoirs to be published posthumously. I’d never want my children reading my memories while they can still confront me and say, “Mom! Did you really do that?!” 😉
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Haha! Good point. I think I’ll do the same. Glad the story appealed. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Ah! some shoes. Very sweet little tale that could have turned more naughty but thankfully didn’t.
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Hehe. I think everyone would like these shoes, though I’d prefer prefer them as running shoes. 😉 Thanks so much!
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Ha, she got her revenge and a promotion. But with good writing you don’t need magic shoes to be transported.
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That is sooo true! Thanks so much! 🙂
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Very imaginative. Nice one.
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Thank Indira! 🙂
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Great story. “Athletics” -hmmm, leaves the mind to wonder.
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Yeah I’ll leave that one to your imagination. 😉 Thanks for stopping in! 🙂
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A fun take with deep undertones.
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I like to keep pace with current events. 😉 Thanks so much! 🙂
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She’s going straight to the top with those shoes. Great story!
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Oh yeah. She’ll be running that library before long. 😉 Thanks kindly! 🙂
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A scheming little madam, but sometimes needs must. I have no sympathy for him
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Indeed. At least she was no manipulative tart like Miss Buxley. I’ve no sympathy for him either. He had it coming to him one day, eventually. 😉
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The magical shoes! Ha Ha! A lovely take on the prompt.
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Hehe. Glad you had fun. It’s all I ask for. Thanks so much! 🙂
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My pleasure!
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