The Little Man in Her Head
A 75-word novel
Perched on his tiny shelf at the back of her brain, the little man who gave her a report each morning knew she was onto him.
They had often come to blows back when she was trying to quit smoking, but this time it was different.
Once she realized she could think for herself, his desperate plea — “If you leave me, I’m going with you” — no longer worked.
Determined, her neurosurgeon began the extraction.
—Adelia Ritchie
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