The finger. I have 10 of them. I’m told that having them separates me from the animals. I can use a finger to write in the sand, to type these words, to pick my nose (past use).

I can give my finger to someone. But that’s not usually a good thing. When I point it at someone, someone usually points one back at me. And when someone points their finger at me, I often reciprocate and point one back at them.

Sometimes I point the finger at myself. But I can only take so much of that before I end up turning it back against somebody or something else.

I can point my thumb (not technically a finger) up, but sometimes I get judgmental and give a thumbs down. I can make a threat and turn my finger into the barrel of a gun, but I find it works best when I keep my finger holstered.

Fingers. I can’t help having them. It seems I can’t help pointing them, sometimes. But I can turn them from a fist into a handshake, from a middle finger into this:

© 2022 by Michael C. Just

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Mike’s other titles, including The Crippy, The Mind Altar, and Canyon Calls, are available through this website or through Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B002

Four of his short stories have recently been published online:

Lies, Ltd. has been published by The Mystery Tribune @ Lies, Ltd.: Literary Short Fiction by Michael C. Just (mysterytribune.com)

The Obligate Carnivore has been published by the Scarlet Leaf Review @ Category: MICHAEL JUST – SCARLET LEAF REVIEW

I See You, Too has been published by the 96th of October @ I See You, Too – 96th of October

Offload, a short story about a man who can heal any disease, is now live and can be read at The Worlds Within at Offload – The Worlds Within