I like to imagine that this guy?s name is Friday. He?s been dealing with an unusual name his whole life, and once a year his friends tease him when all the dreaded Black Friday stories come on the news. He never shops on Black Friday ? his friends would make too many jokes. He hates being teased. He?s afraid of being?embarrassed.?So he stays home every year while everyone else gets great deals. Year after year Friday sits on the couch and watches TV while his friends shop and save money on Black Friday. But last year his TV breaks right before Thanksgiving. His wife makes him come with her to buy a new TV on Black Friday. She tells him to ignore his teasing friends and come buy a new TV already. So Friday goes with his wife to the store on Black Friday and gets a great deal on a new TV, and when he?s walking out of the store, he?s pleased that he overcame his fear of being embarrassed and is smiling wide because he just bought a big TV. Just then a photographer snaps this shot, and today the picture is on the front page of CNN.com. Friday?s phone starts beeping with texts from his friends?
Scott Stein is editor of When Falls the Coliseum and author of the novels Lost and Mean Martin Manning. His short fiction, book reviews, and essays have been published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, The G.W. Review, Liberty, National Review, PopMatters.com, and Art Times. He is an associate teaching professor of English at Drexel University. ?Print This PostSource: http://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2012/11/22/black-friday-having-a-bad-day/
rand paul mark kirk florida gop debate freddie mac kristin cavallari oscar nominations rough riders
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.