Friday Night Drabble Party!

"The Canvas Screamed "

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The Canvas Screamed

By

Jake Bible

The paint splattered upon the canvas like blood spurting from a nicked artery.

Mason studied the canvas, frowned, and set the paint down.

“No, no, no,” Mason grumbled. “It’s all wrong. IT’S ALL WRONG!”

He grabbed the canvas, ignoring its pleas, and stabbed, stabbed, STABBED the pointy end of the paint brush into it, until the canvas was well and truly dead.

Then he turned to the cages behind him and the whimpering, always whining, fresh canvases.

“Who’s next?”

None of the canvases volunteered.

“Fine. I’ll choose.”

He twirled a finger then pointed.

“Suburban housewife it is.”

The canvas screamed.

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