Speaking In Prosthetic Tongues
Not long after World News for the Worldly World heralded the arrival of the prosthetic tongue, skeletons began appearing on the streets, hellbent on speaking out. Earl came across one while on his way to a dentist’s appointment. “Ask me a question, any question, I dare you,” said the skeleton. “Alright, alright, you got me. The answer is one. Ha!”
Earl’s lower left molar throbbed with dull pain and a root canal awaited him. He had never seen a skeleton walking around before. The skeleton allowed its tongue to drape over its teeth. A tremor traveled like a reflex down the pale pink organ. Earl thought, “That’s a long tongue.”
A short story by Thad Fowler.