Straw
When I got to my AA meeting that night Margaret the Newbie
was handing Talmadge a stack of papers.
She hugged him and wiped a tear from her eye. Talmadge smiled and she hugged him again.
“What’s that about?” I asked Stanley, glad to see he was out
of the hospital.
“Taking a straw from the camel’s back,” he said.
“What?”
“She’s a teacher. She’s working on her masters, and trying
to keep up with grading papers, making lesson plans, that kinda stuff.”
I got it. “Add to that getting sober and anything more could
be the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
Stanley nodded. “Talmadge offered to help her with some back
taxes. One less straw she has to worry about.”
If I get a chance today, I’ll take a straw from the camel.
Fawlty Showers 2
is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you
might know is purely coincidental.
Other works by Ken Montrose are available at:
• www.greenbriartraining.com
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