If you think you did it you haven’t figured out yet what actually happened.
After reading this message which Arthur found in his cookie he was convinced that the insanity of humanity had finally arrived. The chef hand made these cookies daily chuckling as he wrapped cryptic kindnesses to pass on to his customers.
Although Arthur was offended by the thought of receiving revelation from sources outside his own mental swamp, he had to admit that the soups, breads and coffees were exquisite. Other patrons with their heads screwed on better found the odd messages innocuously entertaining if not delightfully subversive.
Regardless of Arthur’s philosophical commitments the café was so busy that if he actually did boycott it in protest, which he often insisted he just might do one day, the only consequences would be a shorter line for those who couldn’t wait to get in.
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Denise offers the word “consequences” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Sounds like a wonderful place. I am all for shorter lines. 🙂
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A crowded café is a good sign. Thank you, Michael!
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Perhaps he should reconsider his decision! Good food is hard to find 😂
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Good point: good food is hard to find. Thank you, Sadje!
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You’re most welcome
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Love the cryptic wisdom* hidden inside a future cookie…
Perhaps they (the cookies, not the wisdom) need to be in the sub-text in the general Menu of a certain Café I know.
*makes me think, for god knows why. of one of my all-time favorites: ‘You can’t step in the same river twice.’
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I think I was thinking of the same café you were. Thank you, Clark!
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I love the idea of the chef hand making the cookies and deliberately including the notes for specific customers.
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I am sure he enjoyed doing that. Thank you, Nicole!
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He doesn’t have to accept the cookie, he could pass them on to someone who likes them better. Wisdom of age, i guess.
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That would be the simpler solution. Indeed, the obvious solution. He probably enjoyed getting worked up by being offended over something or other. Thank you, Mimi!
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This is an interesting story to read – to get to know the character in his ordinary ways and then the coffee shop seems a wonderful place with the chef putting in so much of his heart into it.
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There are always people who will complain even about great cafes. Thank you, Pragalbha!
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Sometimes, Frank, straightforward messages come to us in odd ways, and other times odd messages come to us in straightforward ways. The tricky part is knowing who the message is intended for! 😀 I’m glad he keeps his place in the line, though!
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He likes the food more than he is offended by the (rather innocent) messages. I think he will keep coming back. Thank you, Tom!
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Love this with the conversational feel and the philosophical with the short story
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Thank you, Jim!
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You are welcome
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A shorter line for me to join! I might find a fortune in my cookie.
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At some point I think the chef is going to run out of different fortunes to give to his clients. Thank you, Keith!
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OK, cute story, etc, etc, etc. I’m looking at the picture. Did you take it? I would have it blown up and mounted on glass and displayed in my living room where I could stare at it for hours.
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I am glad you liked the photo, Rebecca. It is one of my favorites. I took it in March 2022 at Miami Beach. You are welcome to have it blown up and displayed.
I am planning to put together a short book (50-70 pages) of poems, stories and photographs. You have encouraged me to include that one.
If you do decide to print it, the image in the post has been reduced in size. You can download a larger image here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h_F9P5VA2GCjc0m1lauYUiC6nZLjpN2P/view?usp=sharing
Best wishes and blessings to you.
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