Mr. Mug [short short story]

AI image created for this story

My peppermint tea is feeling ignored so it cools off fast. Make sure I want to drink it, enjoy heated mint cool. I do. Four long pulls empty my mug: Mr. Mug.

Mr. Mug retains his stoic nature. Coffee, tea, stout, water, smoothie — he holds whatever I need without complaint or stain. Even if coffee sits in him four days, stains rinse away in seconds.

Peppermint tea: even after several days, Mr. Mug needs just a single second rinse.

This is one in an ongoing series of experiments with the short short form. So far, it’s interesting and challenging.