By Joyce Jacobo
[Author’s Note: Based on a recent experience. Have you ever had those incidences where it felt like something was waiting just for you, or the universe had decided to do something nice for you?]
We went to buy a new dryer
because the last one had turned a cloth
wedged in its cockeyed barrel
into ash
and stained the rest of the laundry
with a smoky stench.
Our family
was on a budget.
Much tighter nowadays.
“We have one in the back”
the elderly assistant in a vest mentioned
“returned by someone who ordered
an electric dryer by mistake rather than gas”
It was at a perfect price
as if designed
just for us.
Like an early
holiday present.
The Literary Serenity Archives 
I love these serendipitous moments
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Me too. They can really brighten a day.
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🥰
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That’s wonderful. Love this, Joyce. Thanks for sharing.💕
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I, too, treasure those moments—same as déjà vu. Completely different experiences, but same kind of appreciation.
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Agreed. It’s wonderful when they happen.
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