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At the Friendly Neighborhood Grocery Store

How're you doing? I'm doing fine Everything good? Knock on wood What's new? Not much Take care Stay in touch How's business? Never better Come back soon It'll be my pleasure What's going on? Same old stuff How are things? Good enough How're the kids? A lot of fun Going so soon? Gotta run See you later Have a nice day... Thanks for shopping ~ Don't forget to pay!

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Chris Green

Date: 10/17/2018 8:09:00 AM

This was fun to read and sounds like something one would actually experience while shopping. Very cool.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/17/2018 10:24:00 AM

Chris, you make my day with your encouraging words. All the best, Gershon

Mahtab Bangalee

Date: 10/16/2018 11:27:00 PM

beautiful conversation and friendship with Grocery shopkeeper /// nice poem

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/17/2018 10:23:00 AM

Thank you, Mahtab… If bread is the 'staff of life,' then conversations like these are the 'stuff.' Best wishes, Gershon

Line Gauthier

Date: 10/16/2018 11:10:00 PM

Beautifully penned, Gershon. You captured very well the depth of routine conversations. It's not surprising we don't know our neighbors' names.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/17/2018 10:22:00 AM

You wrote … 'unsurprising'... Jesse Rowe wrote 'surprising' … No wonder I'm so confused all the time... Line, thank your encouragement and kind words. Always appreciated. :) gw

Jesse Rowe

Date: 10/16/2018 8:32:00 PM

At first I thought this was a commentary on the small talk the cashiers make, but the last line has me wondering if it is perhaps a commentary on the shopper. A surprisingly thought-provoking piece.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/16/2018 9:25:00 PM

As my wife tells me: "Anything you do halfway well is surprising, dear." … Thank you for the feedback, Jesse! Best wishes, Gershon