Judith Garcia is the Readers’ Choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. The winning entry is decided by the popular vote and rewarded with a special feature here today. (In case of a tie, the writer who submitted an entry first is the winner per our rules.) Without further ado, here’s the winning story:
Team
by Judith Garcia
“My Primary Tutor says a yard is the distance between the tip of your index finger and the tip of your nose. She ought to know. She majored in Systemic Computer Mathematics AND she can count backwards from 100 with only two mistakes.”
“Mine says a yard is equal to three feet. Just measure one of your feet, multiply it times three, and that’s a yard.”
“What about if your feet and my feet are different sizes? What then? Then you’re getting into relativity, and what’s multiply anyway?”
“I dunno. Shoot. I sure wish they’d teach us how to multiply. How are we ever gonna figure out how far apart to stay? And if we can’t figure that out, how are we ever gonna maintain social distancing and still play football?”
“Fish can multiply. We learned that yesterday in the Biology telecast, but they never said what it means. Even in Relevant Numbers for Today and Tomorrow they covered the Number Three, but not multiplying.”
“Let’s try a method from Logic and Reasoning. Join hands and stretch out in a row. Now the distance from my nose to your nose will be two yards.”
“You mean one yard.”
“Oh, yeah. Don’t confuse me. How about if we don’t stretch out? Then the distance gets shorter but it’s still between fingertip and nose, so logically it’s still a yard.”
“Hey, I think you are onto something here! By golly, we’ll be playing football before you know it!”
Congratulations! I loved it.
Thanks! I aim to please!
Thanks! I aim to please!
Congratulations! Your story was really funny. I shared it with friends and family who are big football fans. They all loved it!