lørdag den 5. april 2025

Short Story In Danish From My Collection "Magiske Øjeblikke" (2013)

One of my Danish short stories from "Magiske Øjeblikke" (SAXO, 2013)

 


Det højt elskede barn

Da Uffe blev født, følte hans forældre, Vivi og Christian, sig som jordens lykkeligste mennesker. De havde været gift i over tyve år, og denne kønne og sunde, lille dreng var deres første barn. Faktisk havde de opgivet håbet om nogensinde at få et barn, selv om de begge kom fra familier, hvor mange børn snarere var reglen end undtagelsen. Til familiefesterne vrimlede det med børn, og mange af dem var overordentlig kønne og intelligente. De havde næsten alle de flotte mørke farver, der gik igen i familien, og som man sagde stammede fra en fjern fransk eller italiensk forfader. Vældig romantisk og meget populært blandt de mere leverpostejfarvede efterkommere af jyske bønder, der var familiens anden grundstamme. Den gensidige tiltrækning gjorde, at der var mange ægteskaber mellem fætre og kusiner i familien.

F.eks. var Vivi og Christian ikke blot selv fætter og kusine, men også børn af et par fætter-kusine-ægtepar. Måske det var derfor, de studsede over Uffes udseende, for han lignede ingen anden i familien, da han var lyskrøllet og blåøjet, så hans udseende adskilte sig fra dem alle sammen. Det almindelige var og blev kulsorte øjne og nærmest blåsort hår. Selv som helt lille havde han dog familiens store, frodige hårmanke, der voksede fremad som skyggen på en kasket, bare i lys udgave.

“Som en engel!” sagde hans ældgamle farmor. “Ja, han kunne være selveste gud Amor, så dejlig er han!”

Begge hans forældre gav hende ret, men det pikerede dog Vivi en hel del, at der blev talt så meget om hendes barns udseende, for lå der ikke ligesom en mistanke eller ligefrem en anklage i de forskellige udbrud af overraskelse, som snart sagt hele familien kom med? Var det ikke, som om de antydede, at barnet nok ikke var Christians, siden han nu var så lys og så langt finere i det end sine fætre og kusiner? Det forekom hende nemlig, at alle kiggede en ekstra gang på ham for derefter at kaste et hurtigt blik på hende, som om hun lå inde med en forklaring og burde hoste op med den aldeles omgående.

Vivi havde ingen forklaringer på Uffes blonde skønhed, for hun havde såmænd ikke gjort andet end at blive gravid og føde barnet tyve år senere, end både hun selv og resten af familien havde forventet det af hende. Hun elskede sin mand og sin søn meget højt, så det var en ekstra kilde til irritation, at familien så ud til at nære mistro til hende og hendes ægteskabelige troskab.

Da lille Uffe blot var tre måneder gammel, var der en gammel tante, der fortalte, at han havde sagt noget til hende. Det morede de sig alle sammen meget over, for så små børn kan nu engang ikke tale. Noget, der gjorde det endnu morsommere for familien var den gamle dames påstand om, at det, han havde sagt, var “Vær velsignet”.

“Ja,” sagde hun, “og han nærmest råbte det, som om han virkelig mente det.” Hun så sig om i flokken af familiemedlemmer med et forstyrret blik og tilføjede derpå med høj stemme, “tænk, et Bibelord!” Det var sandt at sige meget mærkeligt, også fordi ingen i familien nogensinde satte deres ben i en kirke, undtagen ved dåb, konfirmation, bryllup og begravelse. Religion som sådan optog dem simpelthen ikke.

Alle familiemedlemmerne kæmpede for ikke at bryde ud i åbenlys latter, men det mislykkedes kun totalt for Vivi, der fik et voldsomt latteranfald, som hun dog forsøgte at camouflere som hoste. Bagefter, da hun sad alene med sin lille, yndige søn, strøg hun hans blonde kasket-pandehår tilbage og kyssede ham på den smukt rundede barnepande. “Uha,” sagde hun og vuggede ham i sine arme, “er du sådan en Bibel-kyndig, lille fyr, der velsigner folk.” Hun krammede og kyssede ham en ekstra gang for derpå endnu engang at stryge den genstridige pandelok tilbage, selv om den straks faldt fremover i den sædvanlige kasket-frisure. “Du virker nu også lidt som en fordægtig engel med den frisure.”

Den lille kiggede op på hende, og et kort øjeblik var det, som om han forstod, hvad hun sagde, for lige idet han løftede hovedet og så på hende, var der noget i hans stadig ufokuserede babyblik som hos en voksen. Et kort øjeblik virkede det lille, lyskrøllede englebarn langt ældre, end han var. I hendes ører lød det også, som om han mumlede et eller andet, og det forekom hende, at et af de ord, han ytrede, godt kunne være “fredhellig”.

“Hva’?!” udbrød hun. “Hvad er det dog, du siger?!”

Denne gang kiggede han på hende med det tågede baby-blik, der var normalt for et barn på hans alder, at hun følte det som en velsignelse oven på det kortvarige voksen-blik nogle få øjeblikke før. Det var lige før, hun udstødte et “puha”, så lettet blev hun, for selvfølgelig havde hun da taget fejl. Små børn kan nu engang ikke tale i den alder.

Nogle få måneder senere opdagede deres læge noget sært ved lille Uffes ryg. “Gad vide, om han har to bylder på skulderbladene, ja, for han er vel ikke faldet og har fået buler?” spurgte hun Christian, der var den, der havde fået hvervet med at bringe den lille til lægen til en almindelig helbredsundersøgelse.

Christian så forundret på hende. “Nej da,” sagde han, “men han er meget fremmelig, og forleden forsøgte han ligefrem at rejse sig op.”

“Det må jeg nok sige,” sagde lægen med en stemme, der tydeligt viste, at hun ikke troede ham. “Jamen, det har han jo slet ikke alderen til.”

“Nej, det undrede os også, ikke mindst fordi han allerede har sagt et par ord.”

“I må have hørt galt,” sagde lægen, nærmest forarget. “Det kan sådan et lille barn slet ikke.”

“Faktisk blev han beskyldt for at have sagt “Velsignet”, da han blot var et par måneder gammel.” Christian kunne godt selv høre, at det lød vildt, men han var fast besluttet på at fortælle om alt det, der var sket siden Uffes fødsel. “Forleden fortalte min svigerfar, at han havde hørt ham sige “Helligånden hos morfar”, og sidste uge skældte han hunden ud, og det lød, som om han kaldte den for et “Guds-dyr”.”

“Sikke dog nogle besynderlige påstande om sådan en lille engel,” sagde lægen og så strengt på Christian. Det var tydeligt, at hun ønskede var at få stoppet denne underlige samtale om noget, hun anså for rene fantasier.

Lægens hænder gled nærmest automatisk hen over barnets ryg, hvor hun endnu engang fandt de små knolde på skulderbladene, der undrede hende. Derefter undersøgte hun alt muligt andet ved den lille, og da hun også lyste ham ind i øjnene, så det ud til at at more ham enormt, for han kluklo og viftede med arme og ben. “Så-så, lille ven,” sagde hun og smilte uvilkårligt ad hans barnlige glæde, “man skulle tro, du forsøgte at flyve, sådan som du basker med armene.” Barnet bare så på hende, og et ganske kort øjeblik så det faktisk ud, som om han lettede et par millimeter fra undersøgelsesbriksen. Ingen af de voksne ville vedkende sig dette syn, så der blev ikke talt om det, men begge huskede det med undren.

“Hvornår opstod disse knolde?” spurgte hun Christian, der talte efter på fingrene.

“Vivi opdagede det sidste uge i fredags, og hun ringede til din sekretær og fik denne tid” svarede han med blikket stift rettet imod sin søn. “Vi forstår simpelthen ikke, hvordan det er gået til, at han har fået sådanne knolde eller at han allerede taler.”

“Nej,” sagde lægen, “og det gør jeg ærlig talt heller ikke, når du fortæller mig, at han ikke er faldet. Desuden er det mærkeligt, at de knolde, du fandt, ikke svandt ind, men tværtimod voksede. Vi bliver ganske simpelt nødt til at foretage nogle flere undersøgelser af ham, for jeg ved virkelig ikke, hvad det her går ud på, men det kan nogle blodprøver måske afklare.”

Barnet løftede hovedet med et sæt, som om han forstod, hvad ordet “blodprøver” betød. De to voksne studsede begge over hans reaktion, men kommenterede den ikke. I stedet sluttede konsultationen med, at de kiggede mistroisk på hinanden, og Christian besluttede sig i sit stille sind for at finde en anden læge snarest. Hans bekymring for barnet gjorde, at han følte sig svigtet. Lægen skrev en hel del ned, men fortalte ikke, hvad det var, hun noterede i den lilles journal. Det fyldte Christian med endnu større bekymring og mistro, men han sagde ikke noget og ventede bare på, at hun skulle blive færdig.

Til gengæld lød der pludselig en ligesom metallisk stemme, der sagde noget, der lød som: “Frels hende nu!” Endnu engang troede Christian ikke sine egne ører, da han så sit barns lille, yndige og fint formede mund ytre disse ord, samtidig med at han mødte hans blik i de himmelblå øjne, hvor blikket ikke veg. Han havde ikke troet sine egne ører, når barnet udstødte lyde, der kunne tydes som ord, og nu troede han heller ikke sine egne øjne, så han løftede uvilkårligt hænderne og befølte barnets ryg endnu engang. Under hans fingre var de to symmetriske knolde, der nærmest syntes at vokse ved hans beføling. Det forekom ham, at der sad noget ligesom hår inde under huden på knoldene, men han nævnte det ikke for lægen, da han ville føle sig til grin, hvis hun ikke kunne mærke dem.

Lægen, der nu var færdig med at skrive, rejste sig op og befølte endnu engang knoldene. Christians hænder fandt også tilbage til de sære gevækster, der var for store til at være bylder eller buler efter fald. Hver af de voksne, der stod med en hånd på barnets ryg var tydeligvis grebet af den ultimative forundring over det, de nu mærkede. Christian flåede tøjet af sin søns ryg, men hverken han eller lægen blev egentlig forundrede over at se det, som deres fingre allerede havde opdaget: et par små vinger på nogenlunde samme udviklingstrin som hos en daggammel dueunge. Ingen af dem blev særlig forbløffede over at se, at den begyndende fjervækst tydede på, at disse vinger var forudbestemt til at blive blændende hvide.

 

Friends, Lost And Found




Friends, Lost and Found


Friends forever is a maybe, but no sure thing
you like this friend, he or she likes you
that signals a friend's forever-situation - no guarantee though

Some friendships thrive, others do the flip flop-thing

Some may even turn into 1000 knives in the back

You watch a friend excel in sports, in dance, in love
next moment the sportsman or lover is in a critical condition
what seemed to be an unstoppable life force turns stale
the dancer can't dance anymore, can't even stay alive
sadly enough, even firebombs of energy were only passing by

Friends forever may lose out to friends of friends who win the game
there you are, friendless and alone in huge crowds of people
you don't know them, but believe me, they may be future friends

After all, once all friends were nameless people in a crowd
then a light was turned on from somewhere and you knew:
this is a soul like mine - a friend, someone to love, to respect


fredag den 4. april 2025

The Lack of Logic In Religious Sacrifices

Not much in most religions are logical or just faintly believable. The Christian faith, as it's presented to us, is not more logical than any other faith. Being a Christian means believing in some very weird postulates. As it is, somehow the main character, Jesus, seems to have been living in a world of strange phenomenons, whereof he himself was the strangest one of them all. He walked on water, fed numerous people, healed the sick, and even resurrected at least one dead individual. And then he, to boot all of that, let himself be sacrificed in a reconciliation-offering to what was assumed by his believers was his true father, namely the former toy boy of Asherah, who had become the supreme god of the Jewish people, Yahweh. Presumably, here he is on a winged wheel:

At some point people really feared Yahweh, but we of the modern world are accustomed to calling him "the good god" although he kills, maims, and curse people at will when he feels that they don't worship him as he wants to be worshiped. If someone behaved like that in real life we would call him a sociopath which may be the reason why he split up into several fractions of a supreme god called The Trinity: 1) God, The Father, 2) Jesus, The Son, and 3) The Holy Spirit. Had Yahweh descended among the humans who believed in and worshiped him, they may have let go of all beliefs in the supreme god as "good" because he was never what we see as "good". The son, Jesus, on the other hand, has been presented to us as super-good, forgiving and benevolent. He even was so good and loved people so dearly that he sacrificed himself to save us, sinful humans. However, being part of The Trinity, what he does is to sacrifice himself to himself, which simply is very weird.


One might say that something like sacrifices always are quite strange, and this on at least holds one above the sacrifice of e.g. a slave, and animal, or whatever. That's something I don't see as a sacrifice at all: Heroes who save other people by fighting what needs to be fought to do so are sacrificing their health, belongings or even life, which is a genuine sacrifice. To grab some hapless creature - human or not - and cut his or her throat doesn't count as a sacrifice, it's blatant murder!


When it comes to sacrifices in a Christian context, it's weird. Why would the presumed son of Yahweh let himself be killed to please his so-called heavenly father? How would that please him, and what sins are his "blood washing away" as the saying goes? Many/Most Christians believe that it's their individual sins that's being targeted, but no, it's the so-called "Original Sin" of Adam and Eve which in my opinion is a very far-fetched notion as it moves an assumed real, historically genuine sacrifice into the world of the myths and legends.  


In real life, Jesus was a carpenter who turned rebel against the Roman occupiers of his country when he was 30 years old or so. How did a Jewish rebel transform into a god? It's a real life mystery that shall never be solved fully. At least, that's what I think.
 

https://www.faithward.org/why-did-jesus-have-to-die-for-us/ 

 

Wikipedia 


torsdag den 3. april 2025

Small Duties Adding Up


Yes, let's be rational as well as prepared for what has to be done, even on a low scale. We should not forget the fact that an easy life that moves along smoothly on a daily basis is kept rolling by taking care of all the small and more or less annoying duties. Not to leave one's greasy kitchen utensils on the table, not to ignore that stain on one's T-shirt, etc., etc. add up and becomes the highway to a pleasant feeling of achievement, yes, even of getting control of one's life.


Very pleasant, but not doing any good when it comes to ease one's conscience as to "keeping up with one's goals". Actually, the good feeling when being lazy is a ruse, and I'm sure many people get quite ashamed when they once more allow themselves to get caught up in it. Sometimes one might feel tempted to pray for a cold just to find a legit way of gaining some rest ....

onsdag den 2. april 2025

Wanna Have A Night With tRump????

 


As part of a contest, this weird ad in a Playgirl Magazine from 1990 reads: "Sleep with Donald Trump!

The contest that puts you in bed with the man of your dreams.

He's tall, good-looking, about to be divorced, and rich beyond your wildest imagination. His every move makes headlines--even his bedroom moves. One woman, reportedly called him "the best sex I've ever had." Hes multi-billionare Donald Trump, and now, if you win our contest, you can snuggle up and get to know him too. It's easy! Just fill out the coupon below and mail it to us by August 15, 1990. We'll pick winners at random (one for each million soon-to-be-ex-wife Ivana's prenuptial agreement.

Lucky winner will receive a pillowcase exclusively silkscreened for this PLAYGIRL contest with Donald's face, so you can lie there whispering sweet nothings in his ear all night. If you win you'll also get a copy of Masquerade Books hot new read, Donald Trump, The Man, The Myth, The Scandal, by Joel Reed. You'll be able to find out whatever you want to know about America's most magnetic magnate. Don't wait. A catch like Donald Trump won't stay out of someone's bed for long."


I, for one, alwlays thought the rumors of such a contest were fake, but no, they weren't. According to SNOPES, the contest is a fact, but also it's a joke: "Playgirl did run a "Sleep with Donald Trump" contest, as we previously reported in 2020. We reached out for further details to Playgirl, which confirmed the magazine had run the contest in its August 1990 edition, as well as in the "Coming Up" section in its July 1990 issue." 

The contest didn't land anybody with the actual man, but with a pillow case which was decorated with his portrait. I haven't been able to find pictures of this special pillow case, but modern ones may give you an idea about what it would have been like as a bedfellow.


As I would never have thought of Don the Con as someone who was a "king of hearts" I find something like this ridiculous. Neither would I see something like this as a true representation of someone like him, but I suppose his besotted fans might overlook the flab and see muscles were there aren't any:

Stormy Daniels made it perfectly clear that a real night with DJT is nothing to wish for, even when the payment may be all right. Today, the Playgirl-stunt wouldn't work, not even as a joke, but it may have been quite fun in 1990.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/13/list-of-donald-trump-sexual-misconduct-allegations


https://www.wired.com/story/people-paying-millions-donald-trump-mar-a-lago/


https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fact-check-truth-behind-claims-130000315.html


https://imgur.com/playgirl-ad-exclusive-playgirl-licensed-donald-trump-pillowcase-1990-jnuiHHt



mandag den 31. marts 2025

Women And Piracy

 

Mary Reade, female pirate (died 1721)


According to verified history, several female pirates who roamed the seas, killing and robbing sailors, noblemen and even kings at will were more cruel than their male colleges. However, they were also considered very adept at what they were doing, dressed up in male attire not to be hampered by women's clothes. 


 Anne Bonny, female pirate (disappeared 1720)

 

The majority of pirates have been men, but still, at one time there seems to have been around 100 female pirates, some in command of entire pirate fleets. Others occupied secondary roles, being the home providers of male pirates. They sold the loot obtained by other pirates, male or female, and provided escape possibilities for them. Some of the pirates had obtained protection from royal patrons like e.g. Elizabeth I of England who had what's called "Sea Dogs" as part of the fleet defending her country. Pirates they were, but some gained fame and a higher social standing that way. 


Francis Drake (1591) 

Some of the most notorious "Sea Dogs" were: Francis Drake, Humphrey Gilbert, John Hawkins, Walter Raleigh, Richard Hawkins, Richard Grenville, Martin Frobisher, John Davis.


Two men fighting? No, Mary Read killing a male opponent

One of the main reasons why female pirates dressed like men was that rules prohibited women on male pirate ships, as they were seen as the natural targets for lustful males. However, the female pirates made their own rules when the crew was all female as e.g. with the mythical pirate princess, Alvilda. She was made out to be a Swedish Viking princess who fled a marriage with the Danish king/prince Alf, whom she for some obscure reason resented: Obscure for being a 90% fairy tale or legend, and not a historical fact. Anyway, according to this legend they fell in love after fighting each other - and the rest is a romantic fairy tale of the pirate princess becoming the Queen of Denmark ....



https://prints.rmg.co.uk/products/alvilda-one-of-the-first-female-pirates-d3854-6?srsltid=AfmBOopnGn5Pr8d1TuqVvTZLpgmLHipK2TX4TE98alqEdnQcb5yQJghA

 

https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/awilda-tale-of-a-pirate-queen/

 

Wikipedia

 

søndag den 30. marts 2025

"Choices" from "The Woman Who Killed Her Guardian Angel"


Last year I published several ebooks on Amazon KDP. One of them was "The Woman Who Killed Her Guardian Angel". However, when it became obvious that Amazon is part of the disgusting 2025-scheme of what is called "the oligarchs of America" I decided to unpublish all my new ebooks. By now, there are only some of my previously published books by other publishers on Amazon.

This short story, "Choices" is from the unpublished collection of short stories on Amazon-KDP, ”The Woman Who Killed Her Guardian Angel”

When Abby woke up in the morning the very first thing she thought of was the telly shows she had seen the previous night: “Kings of Destiny” which was right after another one of her absolute favorites, “Get A Million For Fun”. 

Not yet having had her wake-me-up-cup-of-coffee her head was positively spinning with what she had seen before going to bed. As not much on this earth was of greater interest to her than her favorite telly shows it was quite annoying that she, as she grew older, had developed a habit of falling asleep when watching television. WHAT had happened to the royal court of King Canute? She wasn’t sure and it annoyed her.

The drama held her tight so she decided to phone her younger sister, Vera, hoping that she had seen the shows and might tell her what had happened. She knew full well that most likely her sister had spent her evening watching election programs with that black woman, who was always grinning like a deranged demon. However, maybe she was in luck, and Vera for once had skipped the election program for the excessive drama of Canute, Ahab as well as the adorable princess Bettinia. The suspense had multiplied when the princess had fallen in love with that sinister and much too swarthy Ahab who, she felt sure, was out to commit treason. Maybe he was even planning to murder the rightful king, Canute. When thinking of these royal intrigues her heart skipped a beat or two with anxiety, but still, she loved it! 

Actually, sometimes she even forgot to eat to watch it! Also she had some grave concerns about the heroine of the “Get A Million For Fun”, the lovely and stylish, but not quite young, Ms Zenia: Did she win that million or was she cheated out of it by that less than pretty and even somewhat mannish Ms Margareth who obviously enough didn’t know the first things about make-up and fashion?

Also, she had the most annoying habit of grinning at all times, even without anything to grin about, just like that black woman who was on television day in, day out: Absolutely NOT very ladylike to say the least ….

Not to know the outcome of that, in her opinion, very important competition about a million was annoying beyond belief, and she was adamant to find out as soon as possible! In the meantime, she would send that lovely and stylish Ms Zenia some potent thoughts and prayers!

When she sat down to her coffee she turned on the telly, full of expectations to see something about these ongoing telly-dramas. She got very annoyed when she found out that it was all about that black woman, who was always laughing too much, the election and some confusing stuff about “tariffs”, the rights of women as well as the prospects of something called “2025”.

While sipping her delicious coffee she sent her younger sister, Vera, the very first one of the numerous emails she had become accustomed to post on a daily basis: “Do you know what happened to Ms Zenia yesterday, and what about Princess Bettinia. Did she find out that that awful, treasonable – as well as rather swarthy - Ahab is double-crossing her and the rightful king of the realm?”

As these fictive dramas held her in such a tight grip, she decided also to phone her sister, after having mailed her, but not receiving a reply. She really hoped that Vera had seen the shows, all the time fully aware that she most likely hadn’t chosen the intrigues of the fictive royalty and maybe just as fictive millions over the ongoing election.



- Well, at least I shall give it a try, Abby thought, and anyway, not so long ago, it did hold a certain interest to Vera too. Because of the election - and that black, grinning woman - she just forgot about it for a while.

- One week from now, she thought, heaving a sigh of relief, everything will be back to normal.

At least that was what she hoped, as she missed the daily discussions of the shows with her sister. Also, she missed seeing her at their favorite cafe, “The Bullfrog”, which served the very best coffee she had ever tasted. It was a place for young people, but she loved to go there.

Yes, back to the good life as it used to be and no more silly stuff about that black woman and her annoying way of grinning at all times! (As if she had anything to grin about!!!)
However, Abby had some slight misgivings about phoning her sister, as she sensed that she wasn’t too happy about being called to the phone these days. Normally she too loved their phone conversations, but obviously not right now as all she was thinking about seemed to be that black woman.

- Silly! Abby thought, and WHY would she keep focusing on her?

After thinking the matter over once more, she decided to phone her sister, but first she sent her a second email which also was ignored. That surprised her, and she waited a little longer before she sent her one more. Three emails and still no reply??!!!!!! That was alarming and not  at all like Vera.

- Strange, she thought, getting a bit nervous that something was amiss with her kid sister.

Normally Vera was very fast in answering the phone, so after having written one more email – making it four in all!!! - and it also was ignored, she phoned her, although that was not her preference, as she preferred emails: “I’m DEAF,” she always said, “remember, DEAF and OLD! You should respect that and write!”

Yeah, yeah, and blind as well as lame and lopsided,” Vera said, teasing her. 

However, this time there was no room for teasings as Vera seemed totally fixated on other and, to her, much more urgent subjects. 

“Did you see that guy with the eyeliner and the Indian wife? Earlier on, he has said something awful and very, very distasteful about a couch. Really disgusting! I do hope you’ve voted to keep those guys out!”

Abby, who was proud of having voted early to “help that poor President who was abused by everybody”, had no idea what she was talking about. That’s why she just repeated her question: “Did Ms Zenia win that million or didn’t she, and what about Princess Bettinia?”

Why are you always talking about some silly television show?” Vera yelled, exasperated. “Don’t you understand that there is much more at stake at this very moment? Just think of what is going to happen with that 2025-project.”

Oh that? It will blow over. That kind of things always does, don’t worry about something that silly. It’s just for publicity to make us realize that the Pres is thinking of our best.”

As was to be expected that comment was the set-off to one of their more and more heated debates about topics that weren’t of any genuine interest to Abby, but which she felt obliged to discuss because that was what her sister wanted.

Why do you always talk of that kind of things?” she said, quite annoyed. “The Pres will make it right again when he is seated.”

“”Seated” where??!!!” Vera yelled, in a very angry voice. “Is he being arrested and going to court, at long last getting the chair for all his crimes?”

Abby got all that angry at such a disrespectful comment about the President that she slammed the receiver of her old, beloved rotary dial phone down on the table.

A few moments later her cell phone – which she hated!!! – rang.

Believing that it was Vera out to apologize she did answer it, but was surprised to hear a foreign voice, which she didn’t recognize, talking about the election and that black woman. Only because of her upbringing stressing the importance of always being polite to everyone she didn’t slam that phone down too.

Who is this?” she asked.

My name is Ahmed Zanzibar, “We want to give you the opportunity of supporting the just cause of ….”

Before he got to finish the sentence, she filled in: “…. Oh, yes, something has to be done about that black woman ….”

Eh’,” he said, a bit confused, but not for long as he soon regained his composure. “Well, yes, she is ….”

“…. in need of ….”

She once more filled in. “All that laughing and not being nice to the Pres, it’s absolutely intolerable!!!”

Well, yes, eh’ ….” he said. “But – as you may know – fighting something like that . is quite expensive, right?”

He hurriedly gave her directions for “supporting the good cause”, and she felt triumphant to be able to do something for the just fight of Mr. - or was it Dr Zanzibar??? - against President-hating scums of the election like that black, grinning woman. A few hours later she had forgotten all about this incident as the lovely and stylish Ms Zenia did win the million from the mannish Ms Margareth.

- Wonderful! She thought. That should teach that ugly and grinning Margareth-creature a lesson!!!!


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