Tooth

"The tooth fairy didn't come, daddy. The tooth fairy didn't come."
Another morning, another indictment of my terrible parenting.
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The whole thing is a sham. Not even my teeth are real, I got them when I moved here. 32 inverse dominoes jostling for attention. @130story

I put my wobbled-out tooth under the hall rug like Mum said. I caught her later - retrieving it and burying it in a plant pot. @130story

The tooth of the comb dug into her head, as her wicked stepmother told her the lies that would make her stronger.@130story

Best to be in Denplan on this estate. Miss a payment and Denzil, aka The Dentist, visits with his pliers. He chooses the tooth. @130story

My son often tells me that I'm showing signs of early onset Alzheimer's.
My reply was "Don't worry because I'm too long in the...
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Unseen people held me in the chair. The needle in my arm. Oblivion. Later, my tears over, my teeth gone, my mouth alien and empty. @130story

At dental school, on qualifying, we swore to tell the tooth, and nothing but the tooth, so help your gob @130story

The old crone's grin was toothless.
"For a silver coin, I'll tell you what the future holds."
He walked away, too afraid to hear.
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