Street Cute

By Nina Miller

“Their deck’s huge!” Cheri showed Robby her find on Timber, the real estate app.

“Landscaping. It’s not bigger than mine.” Robby cherished his Colonial, but with Cheri moving in, they needed more room.

“The porch wraps around! Gingerbread trim!” Cheri stuffed herself with a diet of stately Victorians.

“What’s it look like from behind?”

“You men, obsessed with backsides. Look, a huge garage to fit all your junk.”

“Woodworking’s not junk!” If only Cheri knew how badly Robby wanted to fill it with his tools.

“How can I get us into that house?”

“Well… if the backdoor were open.”

“Robby!”

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Nina Miller is an Indian-American physician, epee fencer, and creative.
She loves writing competitions and nursing cups of chai. She made the
Wigleaf Top 50 for 2024 and her current work is in Sci-Fi Shorts,
Micromance Magazine, Raw Lit, Trash Cat Lit and forthcoming in Silly
Goose Press. She is a contributor for The Pride Roars blog. Find her
@NinaMD1 or ninamiller.bsky.social. Read more at ninamillerwrites.com