Imagined Conversations Between My Brother and the Fisherman at the Seal Beach Pier
Jon: Hey.
Fisherman: Oh, hello.
Jon: Nice day out.
Fisherman: Yes. It’s beautiful.
Jon: So, do you ever catch anything on the pier? Doesn’t seem like there’d be too many fish this close to the beach.
Fisherman: Hmm. Maybe that’s why it’s been such a slow day.
Jon: Kinda makes sense. What with all the swimmers and stuff, right?
Fisherman: …I’ve wasted so much time…
Jon: No! Don’t look at it that way, it’s a great way to spend an afterno—whoa! Check your line! I think you caught something!
Fisherman: Oh! I did! I did!
Jon: What’d you catch??
Fisherman: Um. It looks like I caught a surfer guy.
Jon: Oh. Are you gonna throw him back?
Fisherman: If he’s a little guy, yeah.
