Watercolor and ink, 7” x 5”, Framed

The Dentist’s Office

By Carlynn Trout

He sat in the waiting room of the dentist’s office still wearing his overcoat and wool hat. Reading glasses sat halfway down his nose. He was absorbed in an article about a wildlife refuge in Florida when the door snapped open and a man, lean and jaunty, entered. The fellow whipped off his lightweight jacket and baseball cap and hung them on a coat rack. He wore jeans and a checked shirt with a pack of cigarettes jutting from a breast pocket. Taking a seat, he rolled up both sleeves as if he were about to start a job.