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The Perfect Housekeeper, by Mark Tulin – Friday Flash Fiction

The Perfect Housekeeper, by Mark Tulin – Friday Flash Fiction
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The Perfect Housekeeper, by Mark Tulin
25/2/2019

She came to my apartment every Tuesday morning. While I was at work, she mopped the floors and scrubbed the tub. I didn’t have to tell her what needed to be cleaned, she knew instinctively that there’s dust on the blinds and under the bed. She even found the grime at the base of my electric toothbrush. There’s nothing that she didn’t clean and she never missed anything. She’s an omnipresent goddess, knowing all my dirty habits, what messes I made and where. She was so good it was scary. So, I fired her and hired someone who wasn’t perfect.
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I am an author, poet, humorist, and short story writer living in Long Beach, California. I write about various topics, from my early childhood in Philadelphia to my years as a family therapist and finally to my soul-searching in California. These are poetic narratives that may have humorous or serious content or both. Either way, I hope my poetry and stories resonate with you. My books include Magical Yogis, Uncommon Love Stories, Awkward Grace, Junkyard Souls, and Rain on Cabrillo.

8 comments on “The Perfect Housekeeper, by Mark Tulin – Friday Flash Fiction

  1. tara caribou's avatar

    Damn! So much for a clean house lol

  2. Whispers and Wellness's avatar

    Wow 😂 She wasn’t perfect, but was just doing a damn good job, i guess

  3. Hope's avatar

    I can’t believe it! It might be scary, BUT it was clean. I wish Mr. Clean would stop by once a month by me. It would be spic and span in now time😎

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