Assignment:
Write just one paragraph. It is meant to be the first paragraph of a brand-new story of yours in which we are introduced to a character -- or a place --
The office of Campbell I. Gerent was housed within a non-descript standalone storefront sandwiched in between two failing businesses, one a sandwich shop, the other a sandpaper distributor. What were the chances, Campbell – Bell to his friends – wondered? On busy little 72nd Avenue in the borough of Queens, NY, just mere miles east of the big city itself, anything was possible; the classic melting pot, however, seemed to be becoming more of a fondue, at least where the business of small business was concerned, he supposed. Bell puffed luxuriously on his third cigarette in under thirty minutes and gazed out upon the bustling sidewalk in full unobscured view. He chuckled as passersby passed by, pausing just long enough to squint inside through his almost opaque windows trying to imagine just what it was that a Talent Rod did exactly. Some were even brazened enough to cup their hands around their eyes blocking out the daylight and trying to peer through the peeling, faded gold letters that read, The Offices of Campbell I. Gerent, Talent Rod.
Tom (July 2023)
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