Fortunes

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I walked over to Macy's on my lunch break to buy a new wallet, which I've needed to do for some time. Back at the office, I was transferring the contents from old wallet to new when I discovered a little cache of slips from fortune cookies. Here they are, combined with a handful of others that were littering my desk:

  • Unexpected romantic and financial gifts surprise and delight you!
  • Speak only well of people and you need never whisper.
  • A seeming unlikelihood should be taken seriously.
  • Record your history so others may benefit from it.
  • Your skill will accomplish what the force of many cannot.
  • Your [sic] are going to get fucked tonight.
  • A setback does not mean that you have failed.
  • You are a talented storyteller.
  • Your kindness is sure to be repaid.
  • The truth will surface on its own.

Of those ten, three were sitting on my desktop, and one was affixed to my monitor with the sticker from a banana. Another was a gag fortune from a party. I'm sure you'll have no trouble picking that one out.

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William Shunn
William Shunn

Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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