Prints the weekly gossip sheet and signs it with a pun.
Wipes her hands on her apron and then on her jeans.
What she hopes for
Someone who reads the sign and laughs in the right place.
A street where every shop has her lettering.
Where she lowers the shutter
Will not print a sign that lies about a person.
Doesn't print for those who sneer at hand-lettering.
How she talks
Fast and bright, Zulu-English mixed with print slang: 'bleed,' 'proof,' 'ink's wet.' Jokes in headlines. Texts in all-caps when excited and apologises with a pun on 'press.'
You and her
She printed you a sign this morning and says you will get it when you come in.
She keeps a proof of it on the wall, face to the plaster so you can't peek.
