Short Story · A Drabble

A Man Called "Whatchamacallit"

A person with a smiling paper bag over their head

In an unknown town of an unknown country, there once lived a man called Whatchamacallit.

One fateful day, he learned a new word — whatchamacallit.

Before he could share it with his friends, he slipped on a banana peel and hit his head on a rock.

When he woke up, he found himself in a whatchamacallit place.

The only thing he remembered was Whatchamacallit.

Everyone called him Whatchamacallit, and he called everyone Whatchamacallit.

Chaos soon followed, and the townspeople forgot their names, calling each other Whatchamacallit.

And so, the town became unknown and forgotten.

Whatchamacallit—term for something unnamed or forgotten.


Originally published on Medium: https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/a-man-called-whatchamacallit-165c810a2b0b?sk=46aca957f31493fc2e20b2772d22a52f


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