Friday Fictioneers – Stinky Socks

~ Neil MacDonald
PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz

The criticism came out of the blue. “You might at least try to respect my culture, instead of being so sure yours is right.”

And, of course, I came back fighting. “Taking shoes off inside a house is polite? Yeah, there’s nothing as courteous as stinky socks.”

The way we separate the dirty from the clean orders our universe and reflects our anxieties.

“Perhaps you could wash your feet,” she suggested quietly.

Suddenly I knew I loved her.

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Friday fictioneers is a weekly challenge set by Rochelle Wisoff Fields to write a 100-word story in response to a photo prompt. You can find other stories here

49 thoughts on “Friday Fictioneers – Stinky Socks”

  6. House slippers! I wish my husband would do as he did for his mother–no shoes in the house–but he won’t. He does compromise by wearing slippers in the house once he takes off his work boots 🙂

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      1. Well, I don’t think it goes that far with us, after all these years. There have been times, however. . . .when there were four little kids, and Daddy tracked in mud and slop. Yeah, there was some domestic strife 🙂

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  22. I have a no shoes policy in my house. I picked it up from a Korean friend years ago. It’s to separate the outdoor dirt from the indoor dirt. You can have ‘indoor shoes’ but washing your feet is the better solution! Great ending.

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