The Beaten Way

David HammondMarch 4, 2015January 23, 2016Mostly True, Short storiesProse, Short stories, Yeah Write

We mixed it with coke and read aloud the only play we had with two copies. “Thrift, Horatio!” “To a nunnery, go!” We stumbled, spake, drew swords. Morning found retched scrambled eggs on my bedroom rug. No method in it but friendship.

Published by David Hammond

David Hammond lives and dreams in Virginia with his wife, two daughters, one dog, three rats, and a multitude of insects. During the day, he makes websites. More of his writing can be found at oldshoepress.com. View more posts

3 thoughts on “The Beaten Way”

Jennifer G. Knoblock says:

March 5, 2015 at 4:56 am

You had me at Hamlet, but I especially love this line: “We stumbled, spake, drew swords.”

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Kathy Combs (@Kathy29156) says:

March 5, 2015 at 11:08 am

Oh those retched eggs though!

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1. David Hammond says:
  
  March 5, 2015 at 11:10 am
  
  Yeah, sorry about that image.
  
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