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Goin’ Fishing
by Miles H. Rost
“Well, that’s the last of ’em.”
“Last of what?”
“The ice fishers. They got their shed off the lake, just in time.”
“Well, what do we do with them gone?”
“We welcome the new anglers in. But, first, we need to make sure the area is cleaned. The ice storm took a lot of branches down.”
“We’re not as young as we used to be.”
“And yet the work never gets done.”
“We’ve spent the last 57 years here.”
“If I had a choice, we’d spend 57 more.”
“huh. 57 more springs. I don’t know if I could do it.”
Great conversation. One is optimistic, the other tired. That’s how we age.
Both a life of satisfaction and one of regret comes through in this gentle story.
A good conversation. Well done.
I really enjoyed the dialogue between the two friends. That’s life, sometimes our significant other is up and we are down, then vice-versa. Great story!
A good dialogue that makes you feel like you’re there.
A great sense of weariness in this piece with their constant battle against the elements, well told