The tiny collection — a room for one change

Original flash fiction · Invented characters · Room for play

On the last page of a borrowed notebook, Mira found a fictional scene described in one sentence: “A collection threatens to become a demand for more possessions.” It sounded oddly familiar.

The previous owner had left a reply in a different colour: “Make a drawn collection of imagined objects instead.” Mira wondered whether advice could wait patiently for the right reader.

The borrowed notebook was returned with an extra line. Advice had become correspondence, though the two writers never met.