Signs

by Megan Gregor

When everything comes apart, sometimes that's when you finally see. Signs begins with a unisex narrator who has been cruelly dumped. Suddenly, everything has a sign. They direct, advise, harass, and amuse...but are they real? And should they be followed? Signs captures the emotion and confusion of a break-up without labels of gender, sexual preference or ethnicity. Readers will relate to this desperate quest for meaning and answers in a convoluted world. The series of signs may be acute delusions, perceptive insights, or magical phenomena. How will you interpret the Signs?

12 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 3, 2012

About the author

Megan Gregor loves to create things, be it stories, daughters, novels, or desserts. Her short story, “Harm to Self”, was published by Stanley the Whale this March. In July 2012 her short story “Blame it on the Jeans” will be published in The Zodiac Review. Megan lives in State College, PA with her husband, two delightful daughters and adorable puppy. She has a graduate degree in clinical social work and is currently querying a children’s environmental book.

Reviews

[Maureen Baggett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. It is quite a trick to get inside of someone's pain. The stream of consciousness technique was a clever way to carry the reader through the terrible first day of breakup. Though one might think that the main character had lost his/her sanity, it is merely the mental fog that we all fall into when life goes awry. Will he/she stay there? Every reader has to figure that out.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great blend of humor and heartache! Loved the narrative style and found myself laughing out loud quite a few times. All the ingredients I look for in a short story!

[Greg Halpin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this insightful and fun story by Megan Gregor about a self-destructive person dealing with the breakup of a relationship. In the process, the character can see life's truths in ordinary signs.

At the main character's workplace, the beautiful receptionist's nameplate reads "you don't have a chance." The cashier's name-tag reads as "skims from the top." The story is full of interesting observations on relationships and life.