Spitting Image

They got this thing on the interweb that they call a social network. People put a lot of pictures on it and they can be seen all over the world. Rufus McBall got into a lot of trouble with his wife and her family because of a picture somebody posted last year. It was the spitting image of Rufus right down to the side of his hair he puts the part in. The man was pictured with one of those drinks with an umbrella and he was standing between two beautiful women in dresses like they wear in those South Seas movies. I am sure it wasn't Rufus but most people who saw it were sure it was. Those who did not see it but were told about it were even more certain. Rufus' wife, Idele, was infuriated. She threatened to leave him and take him to the cleaners in the divorce settlement. Rufus was stunned. He told me, "I ain't even a member of that network and don't have no idea how to put a picture on it. And I ain't never had no drink with no umbrella. All I ever drink comes out of a long neck bottle." Don't worry, friends, things worked out all right for Rufus and tomorrow I'll tell how it all came about.

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