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The Pooter

By R. Roberts-Mesta

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“Beans beans the magical fruit.  The more you eat…”

They scream and shout it at him, the others.  Taunting, recess after recess.

They are cruel.  They don’t understand.  

Pinto, garbanzo, navy, great northern.  His mother lovingly obliges.  Each day, a new mouth-watering recipe.

He farts as the bell rings.

“Children!  Line up!”  he shouts.

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R. Roberts-Mesta is a mommiiieee, a minister (but not the kind you think she is), a Reiki practitioner, a photographer, a wife, and a writer. She lives in a castle on the east coast with her family. They are all proud to be prolific pooters.