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His New Plaything

Miriam Connolly
2 min readJun 11, 2024

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The random word is ‘manner’ in the genre ‘fantasy’

Author’s Photo of Window Display at Barnes & Noble, Newport Beach

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Our everyday life is only an illusion behind which lies the reality of dreams.

Bertrand knew that. Although he worked for McDonald's, he had all manner of dreams that fueled his wildest fantasies.

He’d been chased by gigantic dinosaurs.

He’d shaken hands with tiny blue men in white hats.

He crossed sabers with sky-walking legends.

Tonight was special for Bertrand.

A beautiful runway model with impossibly long legs that would role-play to his every whim; a nurse, a mermaid, even an astronaut!

‘Yes,’ he cried. His team stopped to listen.

‘Barbie will be our next Happy Meal toy!’

Happy Meal popular characters — Created in Canva Pro

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Miriam Connolly
Miriam Connolly

Written by Miriam Connolly

Drawing inspiration from life experience, I love reading and writing about personal growth, culture and creativity

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