They Had Goat Heads by Wilson D. Harlan

Author:Wilson, D. Harlan [Wilson, D. Harlan]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Atlatl Press
Published: 2010-09-27T04:00:00+00:00

BALLOON

It wouldn’t deflate. In fact, it had grown larger and more buoyant. I purchased it over three months ago and it continued to float there, adamant, proud, its string tied to an armrest and taut as a guitar’s. The balloon was daring me. I decided to stick it with a knife. It absorbed the blow, as if expecting it, and the balloon dimpled and wrinkled as it sunk to the floor. My daughter thought it was dead. She insisted that we bury the carcass in the back yard, near the garden. We invited guests, my daughter and I. There was a long ceremony followed by a catered lunch. Everybody talked about the balloon, remembering the good times. Nobody talked about how I had gotten away with murder.

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