Conspicuous Consumption

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Photo by Anna Dziubinska on Unsplash

by Sean Ennis

My friend Shadow and I were still drunk from lunch at the Bramble Mall. We rode the glass elevator a few times. We studied the directory. Our errands were over, but we didn’t want to leave. My friend Shadow was clutching a bag with a $1700 sapphire necklace for his wife Wanda. I met my late wife in the mall.

Sean Ennis is the author of Cunning, Baffling, Powerful (Thirty West) and Hope And Wild Panic (forthcoming from Malarky Books). More of his work can be found at seanennis.net

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