The Simple Mechanic of Infinite Execution: A Short Story

By Linda A. Lavid
Published By Full Court Press
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Published: June 26, 2011
Words: 2996 (approximate)
Language: English

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The Simple Mechanic of Infinite Execution is a short story of characters real (writer and reader) and imagined (man and woman). The narrative sets sail in a seventh-floor lunchroom. Shortly thereafter the fictive romp evolves complicated by blurred boundaries where everyone plays a part.

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So, I say I'm a naughty girl. And in a split second your mind conjures fleeting images: nakedness and last night or week-end or month when your lover, spouse was on top, panting and slapping against you. I should be embarrassed about such things. I was prudishly raised by church-going parents and a cadre of nuns who covered their bodies in wool and heavily starched cotton. But I am shameless. Holding your attention is everything to me.
However, words are hardly enough. I know my limitations. A shiny hook must be dangled.
This story is about a man and a woman, a boss and a worker bee. They are from different departments, different social strata, different worlds. He drinks dry Martinis and plays golf at the country club. She line dances to country music between sips of diet Coke and rum. And, as you may suspect, he is ten years older and married.
Like us, their meeting is serendipitous, a matter of being in the same place at the same time. Please note I did not say at the wro... (Read more) Excerpt...
So, I say I'm a naughty girl. And in a split second your mind conjures fleeting images: nakedness and last night or week-end or month when your lover, spouse was on top, panting and slapping against you. I should be embarrassed about such things. I was prudishly raised by church-going parents and a cadre of nuns who covered their bodies in wool and heavily starched cotton. But I am shameless. Holding your attention is everything to me.
However, words are hardly enough. I know my limitations. A shiny hook must be dangled.
This story is about a man and a woman, a boss and a worker bee. They are from different departments, different social strata, different worlds. He drinks dry Martinis and plays golf at the country club. She line dances to country music between sips of diet Coke and rum. And, as you may suspect, he is ten years older and married.
Like us, their meeting is serendipitous, a matter of being in the same place at the same time. Please note I did not say at the wrong place at the wrong time. I try not to judge or give away too much too soon. Simply we are here while they are there, standing in the company cafeteria ordering sandwiches to go, specifically tuna fish on whole wheat. They are positioned rather close which is surprising since there's no need. It's almost two o'clock in the afternoon and the cafeteria is practically empty.
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short story, contemporary, metafiction, simple mechanic

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