the missionary at st louis airport

 

The Missionary – A Short Short True Story

Prologue

Our connecting flight was late.

Chapter One

She had been a missionary and now lived in California.  She had interesting skin that I liked looking at.  She did most of the talking.

Chapter Two

Her husband helped make medical machines. He had been a missionary too, in New York. He was slight of build and smiled nice.

Chapter Three

Her sister was going to be a missionary soon but didn’t know where she was going to go.  She was still in college. She looked young.

Epilogue

I drew her after our conversation was over but before we got on the plane.

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Drawing and story by Marty Coleman, who has never been a missionary.

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The End