I’ve always been a woman with sensible shoes
Good posture
High morals
Scruples
People look me over and automatically decide
I am delicate
I need sheltering
Protecting
They become someone different around me
No cursing
Raucous behavior
Stepping out of line
I’m a librarian, of course
I look the part
So why not play it?
It keeps people off guard
The men are especially gullible
They are so easily manipulated
Most will do whatever I ask
Go wherever I suggest
They have decided I can be trusted
It’s part of the ruse
The best part, really
That look of surprise
When the knife goes in
PHOTO PROMPT © Magaly Guerrero
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The Day After 
Dear Dawn,
Have you been channeling C.E. Ayr? This one took me completely by surprise…like one of her victims. 😉 Good job!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I did think about him when i was writing it. I almost tagged him the post, lol
Thanks Rochelle.
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You should have. 🙂
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I was sat next to a quiet librarian this morning, now I am worried. 🙂
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LOL…I think you’ll live 😉
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Oh Dawn, that is dark and cleverly written
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Thank you Neil
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Dawn – It will sound like I am being contrary to the theme, but I just offer this anecdote. My wife often looks at me when I drag her into a project ands says “You do still remember I am a girl, right?” It is because she is on the other end of some heavy object we are trying to tote somewhere. I don’t consider her weaker, but I know her body is constructed for different purposes. I liked this!
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Thnaks Joe
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I had the same situation with my husband. He called me Xena his warrior princess because I could heft around whatever he needed help with…
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Dawn, this was so very good. I like it when someone treads the mean path, on paper that is.
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Thanks Neel
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You took me by surprise! Well done.
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Thanks Emmy
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A brilliantly crafted piece of writing in its structure and its content. And a chilling final line. A great story!
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Thank you!
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Oh! Marian the Librarian, revisited 🙂
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Haha..not familiar but I get the gist.
Thanks for the comment.
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From “The Music Man”–great old musical.
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Ahh yes, one of my favorites!
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Loved the ending, though I will be taking extra care net time I visit our local library.
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LOL…thanks Mike
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The men are especially gullible
They are so easily manipulated
Ain’t that the truth?
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LOL
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Deliciously sharp. I can see her grinning at the end.
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Thank you..and thanks for the inspiration!
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Brilliant. I didn’t see it coming, wandered along with the words, gullible like the men. 🙂
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LOL..thank you
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Love this. And I like that you wrote a poem in response to the prompt.
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Thank you Colline
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The start was a delight
You built such a pretty picture
That foretold a simple future
The end was an unexpected fright
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Well done, Dawn,. Very well crafted. They always seem to be looking for the ones who blend in and who better than a librarian. I used to work in a very conservative company, yet the librarian always wore fishnets. I reckon she had a wild side as well, though I don’t think it was of the murdering kind. Although there was this girl at work…
xx Rowena
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Dawn,
Another fabulous write … men should be made to wear high heeled shoes for awhile. Perhaps, they wouldn’t be so enticed by them. HA … great write.
Isadora 😎
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It’s often the quiet ones. You lulled us into a false sense of security.
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I’d probably fall for it 🙂 Nice one!
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Thank you Ali.
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ouch! i felt that knife! nicely done
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Thank you
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That knife came out of the blue. Well done.
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Thank you
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I admit to wondering what was coming at the end… the insinuation… you little killer, you!
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LOL..thanks Dale.
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You have to watch out for the quiet ones!
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Yes you do! 😉
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Ah, how you love to kill off your characters! Love the idea that the sensible shoes are all part of her disguise – the straitlaced lady with the killer secret. Great stuff
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Thanks Lynn.
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My pleasure 🙂
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Wow, didn’t expect that ending. Great take on the prompt.
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Thank you
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After reading the post, I had to double check to see who’s blog I was on. Now, I can see you peeking over the top of your glasses, staking out the next victim.
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LOL…thanks Russell
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From one librarian to another–you go, girl.
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Haha…thank you 🙂
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They say that it is the quiet ones you have to watch out for. Great story and loved that twist at the end!
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Thank you
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Whoa! What a last line. Brilliant twist.
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Thank you.
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good cover for a serial killer. when she kills, does she go by the book, too? 🙂
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Haha…good one!
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Wow, a wicked yet demur femme fatale. Great ending Dawn
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Thank you Michael
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I love it … a homicidal librarian! She must have spent too much time in the crime and horror sections of the library D:
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LOL..must have.
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