Flash Fiction: Hannah and the Pancakes by ifyouseekey

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Flash Fiction: Hannah and the Pancakes
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It was a hot and muggy morning. Hannah woke up early. Looked at the clock. Way too early to get up, so she tried in vain to go back to sleep.

An hour later, after failing to get back to sleep, Hannah tumbles out of bed. Makes breakfast. Eats breakfast. Then decides to read.

After reading for about an hour, she turns on the TV. Lands on an old movie. Watches old movie. Now it’s time to get up. But Hannah is now a little sleepy, so she goes back to bed.

Still unable to sleep, Hannah decides to make pancakes. She retrieves the flour, the milk, the eggs, the butter, the sugar, and soon some lovely pancakes appear on her table.

But Hannah already had breakfast and she is not exactly hungry. It is daylight by now, so Hannah decides to go for a walk. Pulling on a light jacket, she begins her trek around the farm.

But whose farm is this? The cows are blue. The hens are carrying signs saying, “We will no longer work for free! Pay us or let us go!” What the hell is this? thought Hannah.

Nearly to the river, Hannah thinks she had walked enough. She heads back to her house. Her brain is spilling over with possibilities: writing “blue cows” into a poem, shaping those picketing hens in a political essay, you know, kind of George Orwell style.

Once back to the house, Hannah sits down at her typewriter and begins to take stock of her day’s journey: waking up early can open new worlds for anyone, from preparing two breakfasts to blue cows and picketing hens.

Never begrudge waking up early: the whole damn day might then produce riches that you never thought would be yours. Be courageous. Spend all for loveliness and never count the cost. Love thy neighbor as thyself.

Pancakes are still good after they sit awhile.
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