Tuesday 13 September 2016

Superstition
PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook
Don’t ever dispose of this sewing machine.
He had never understood his father’s attachment to the junk that had been given a pride of place in his office
Your grandmother had used it for fifty years; this empire owes its origin to this machine.
The day his father chose to retire he moved to his father’s office; he had the sewing machine removed from its place.
By the end of day he was unsure of himself; everything had gone wrong.
You shouldn’t have shifted the machine, someone commented.
Don’t be superstitious.
But he was relieved when later he saw the machine back in his office.
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A post for FridayFictioneers


13 comments:

  1. I think the machine will stay... why take a chance.

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  2. It's difficult to get rid of superstitions!

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  3. YUP ... the machine has a say. Nicely done ...
    Isadora

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  4. I see this so very often, even I have been guilty of this :D Well noted.

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  5. No need to be superstitious, but why tempt fate?

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  6. I think this is a very pragmatic take on superstition. Very well done, sir.

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  7. Who knows? So let it be!
    Nicely penned:)

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  8. I have one like this =) It was for my grandma ;) Love the post =)

    http://emierre-photography.blogspot.pt/

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