Reduced Optionalization
She laid out his options.
He counted to ten;
told her he couldn’t.
Not that the choices weren’t
all clear enough or juicy;
(some far juicier than others)
or that he felt indecisive…
just that ten potentials
seemed too many.
He begged her to
narrow the field for him.
She handed him a coin,
told him, “It’s me or…”
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Miz Quickly’s November
11.18.22 – Writer’s Choice
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Scrambled, Not Fried 
There’s not much room for maneuvering here! Either/or. Ugh!
Neither nor!
Well, that escalated “quickly.” 😉 Nice one.