Bedtime Stories for the ADD: Ear Worm

“Celery Johnson, singer-songwriter of Pop Hit Amanda’s Front Teeth, was found dead in—”

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Celery opened the fridge. The song played lightly in the distance. Her front teeeeeeeth. Beer wouldn’t do it. Not this time.

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Are gaping hoooooles. His dealer’s ring tone nearly set him off. He shook and shivered.

“Take the call, I can wait.”

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He picked up chips and beer from the QuickMart. It didn’t play on the PA. It played in his head.

I punched ‘em.

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His ghost watched the investigation. The song in his head was on slightly different tempo than the version on the cops’ cellphones.

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