{"id":3605,"date":"2026-08-18T23:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twistytales.com\/staging\/?p=3605"},"modified":"2026-08-30T04:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:54:09","slug":"over-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twistytales.com\/staging\/over-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Over Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">I sat in the padded seat as customers came through the door of the little cafe. Breakfast rush. It\u2019s filling up fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">She sat down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMornin\u2019 Frankie,\u201d said Bobby, as he flipped pancakes and turned&nbsp; hash browns on the grill. \u201cThe usual?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, I\u2019m going on the wild side today.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">Bobby grinned at her.&nbsp; \u201cDo tell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot scrambled. Fried, over easy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">Bobby gave her a thumbs up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith hash browns, bacon, and toast. And black coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cComing right up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\">Bobby reached toward me. \u201cSorry buddy, I need you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\">With a crack, I fell onto the griddle and began to fry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\">*****<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\">100-word microfiction, a Drabble<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sat in the padded seat as customers came through the door of the little cafe. Breakfast rush. 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