Excerpt from a work in progress tentatively titled "The Octogenarian and the Smartphone"


ring

Hello

…unintelligible..BEEP..mumble..rustle.. disconnected

Call back

"The mailbox of the person you have reached has not been set up.."

ring

What?

…mumble..rustle..George?

No

…thud..Tony?

Nope.

..GODDAMN ARGLEBLARGLE…

Bzzzt Try again.

disconnected


I'm so glad it's Friday.