A short story

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Just look at him. You’d need more than magic to breath life back into that broken soul. 

Abra Dabra was famed for performing tricks on stage, including one in which he put his precious wife and able assistant Nesta in a box, and she’d appear to disappear.

However, the last time he attempted it, it seems something went wrong because disappear she did, literally. Thank goodneses it wasn’t the stunt where he pretended to cut her in half with a chain saw, that would have been bloody awful in both senses of the word!

The weeks and months have dragged by since that day and there’s still no news of her whereabouts. Perhaps she’s a ghost, floating in the breeze. Who can tell? 

Poor Abra.

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This week’s words at The Sunday Whirl are – magic back broken nest seems drag news breeze life ghost need tell

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19 thoughts on “A short story”

  1. Denise Hammond's avatar Denise Hammond October 26, 2025 / 19:16

    Being ghosted. Just in time for Halloween.

  2. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin October 26, 2025 / 21:08

    A mysterious story, Keith. Poor Abra and poor Nesta. I wonder where she is? Great story telling as always Keith.

  3. beth's avatar beth October 27, 2025 / 01:28

    Perhaps she’ll pop out of a hat one day!’

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings October 28, 2025 / 12:01

      That would be funny, especially if he was expecting a rabbit!

      • beth's avatar beth October 28, 2025 / 12:37

        right!

  4. messymimi's meanderings's avatar messymimi's meanderings October 27, 2025 / 02:09

    Hmmm, something’s up with this, I wonder if maybe she was tired of being the assistant and made herself disappear. Nice story!

  5. The Mindful Migraine Blog's avatar The Mindful Migraine Blog October 27, 2025 / 04:03

    Perhaps Nesta needed a different sort of magic from her husband Abra Dabra … Happy upcoming Halloween!

  6. Sadje's avatar Sadje October 27, 2025 / 09:35

    Haha! Perhaps that was what she actually wanted

      • Sadje's avatar Sadje October 28, 2025 / 13:19

        Lol 😂

  7. Violet Lentz's avatar Violet Lentz October 27, 2025 / 17:32

    I think the chances are better she had someone waiting out front in a fast car….. Lovely tale, Keith.

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