FICTION

Ken’s New Penis

Finding his way

Paul: “Hey, I had an idea for a story.”

Pat: “Yeah, go on. Was it any good?”

Paul: “The idea? It has potential, but I haven’t written the story yet.”

Pat: “What’s the idea?”

Paul: “Well, it’s not a fully formed idea yet.”

Pat: “Well, then what is it?”

Paul: “It's a title and a subtitle.”

Pat: “A title and a subtitle? Is that all?”

Paul: “Yeah.”

Pat: “What’s the title?”

Paul: “I’m calling this new story ‘Ken’s New Penis’”.

Pat: “‘Ken’s New Penis’? That opens up a lot of possibilities.”

Paul: “That’s what she said.”

Pat: “Did you just lead me down the garden path so that you could say, ‘That’s what she said?”

Paul: “Yep. I was considering saying ‘Phrasing,’ but we’re not doing that anymore.”

Pat: “That's what she said.”

Paul Mansfield is a writer, a photographer, a guitar player, a philosopher — some he does well, some not so well, but he still tries them all.

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