He proposed, promising, “I want you for me, forever.” She floated up the aisle, deeply happy. He was her everything; she told him so with her vows. But when he placed the ring through her nose and led her back down the aisle, she realized she had misunderstood his meaning.

A writer and community educator, Amanda Le Rougetel blogs at fiveyearsawriter.blogspot.com and teaches through writingastool.ca. She writes CNF essays, 50-word stories, and 100-word micro-memoir. Find her published work through Chill Subs.