harbottle
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- In remission from Type 2
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I've been experimenting with 'Drabbles', a roughly 100 word short (The name is derived from a Monty Python sketch.)
This one is a bit over, but is a fictional account of the day I was diagnosed. Some bits are true. The rest is fiction. Be gentle, I rarely share anything I write with other people.
Anyone else Drabble?
A harassed sounding GP bombarded me with acronyms and numbers when I answered her call while driving home from work.
“You’re diabetic. Stop eating chips and drinking beer. Do you eat chips?”
“No."
I was met by the glorious aroma of hot fish and chips drenched in vinegar as soon as I arrived home. My mouth watered. I remembered the expensive German Helles in the fridge.
“Yours in the oven,” said my wife. I sloped upstairs and sulked.
The following morning, I threw away a soggy mass of paper, potato and congealed fat.
Three years later, I watched the long-forgotten Helles gurgle mournfully down the plughole.
This one is a bit over, but is a fictional account of the day I was diagnosed. Some bits are true. The rest is fiction. Be gentle, I rarely share anything I write with other people.
Anyone else Drabble?
A CHANGE OF LIFESTYLE
A harassed sounding GP bombarded me with acronyms and numbers when I answered her call while driving home from work.
“You’re diabetic. Stop eating chips and drinking beer. Do you eat chips?”
“No."
I was met by the glorious aroma of hot fish and chips drenched in vinegar as soon as I arrived home. My mouth watered. I remembered the expensive German Helles in the fridge.
“Yours in the oven,” said my wife. I sloped upstairs and sulked.
The following morning, I threw away a soggy mass of paper, potato and congealed fat.
Three years later, I watched the long-forgotten Helles gurgle mournfully down the plughole.
