Red Light

Harper is getting too big. Yesterday they installed a traffic light at the intersection of Harper Lake Drive and East-West Street. It's our first. People around here call it the red light and I reckon that's a good name since its importance is much more significant when it is on red than yellow or green. The consequence of continuing what you were doing and where you were going is greatly increased with you see red. However calling it a red light has its drawbacks when giving directions. A real smart fellow who takes things literally might have a problem finding his way if he's looking for a red light and it's green when he comes upon it.
Tomorrow: Harper's Population Problem

Tales of Harper, short stories and poems about the fictional town of Harper, Mississippi is available on Amazon Kind