Tea Leaf Tales: Care for a slice of mad, tasty, drunken, whiskery apple pie?

Signage always interests me. This one I passed recently is worthy of some consideration.

At Mad O’Rourke’s Pie Shop there is real ale. If the owner weren’t mad, would the ale for purchase be less than authentic? Has the madness spread to the staff, making them a bit strange as well? Or have they just been dipping into the ‘real’ ale?

The very nice cat leaves me without question, or maybe, I am a tad curious if it’s of ponderous size. With a crazy owner and drunken staff, certainly no one is bothering to shoo the feline away from all the samples of pie it desires. With all these goings-on, I’m not entirely sure about the cleanliness of the pie, and you should be advised to consume at your own risk. Albeit quite tasty, you may find a stray cat whisker or two.

Tea Leaf Tales is a series of original ten-sentence short stories by Marsha A. Moore, relating to photos/scenes that resonate with her.

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Marsha A. Moore is a writer of fantasy and fantasy romance. The magic of art and nature spark life into her writing. Read her ENCHANTED BOOKSTORE LEGENDS for adventurous, epic fantasy romance. Or enjoy a magical realism tale of a haunted yoga studio with SHADOWS OF SERENITY. For a FREE ebook sample of her writing, read her historic fantasy short story, LE CIRQUE DE MAGIE, available at Amazon and Smashwords.