Guilty as Charged
This week’s new flash fiction is credit card noir.
Guilty as Charged
Regis Bank
Credit Card Statement
Account No: 11000077
Edward Klingman
2235 Battle of the Network Stars Blvd.
Tarzana, CA 30156
Statement Date: December 6, 2025
Payment Due Date: December 20, 2025
Total Amount Due: $4910.87
Minimum Payment Due: $491.09
Date Transaction Amount
11/1/25 Trader Joe’s Supermarket $165
11/1/25 Sal’s Barbershop $35
11/2/25 Melanoma Mel’s Spray Tan $75
11/3/25 Painless Men’sBotox Clinic $125
11/4/25 Midnight Panther Male Enhancement Supplements $99
11/5/25 Tommy Bahama Outlet $89
11/6/25 Tinder Premiere-one year Subscription $175
11/10/25 Al’s Florist $75
11/10/25 Enrico’s HideawayFine Dining $192
11/10/25 Fandango Tickets $36
11/10/25 AMC 12 ScreenConcessions $52
11/10/25 79th Street ParkingGarage $38
11/11/25 Al’s Florist-Delivery $75
11/12/25 Al’s Florist-Delivery $75
11/13/25 Al’s Florist-Delivery $75
11/14/25 Al’s Florist-Delivery $75
11/15/25 Food Emporium $137
11/15/25 Al’s Florist-Delivery $75
11/16/25 Al’s Florist-Delivery $75
11/17/25 Al’s Florist-Delivery $75
11/18/25 Al’s Florist-Delivery $75
11/19/25 Edible Arrangements $79
11/20/25 Overcoming Rejection-Online Seminar $72
11/20/25 Tinder Membership Services-Cancellation Partial Refund CR$95
11/21/25 The Costume Superstore $68
11/22/25 FarmVet Meds Direct-Horse Tranquilizers $48
11/23/25 Skeleton Keyz CustomLocksmith $32
11/24/25 Union Grove Saw And Knife $105
11/25/25 The Rope Store $45
11/25/25 79th Street Parking Garage $6
11/26/25 1-800-Got-Junk One TimeTrash Pick Up Services $95
11/27/25 JFK Airport Shuttle $75
11/27/25 Starbucks $8.92
11/27/25 Belavia Belarusian Airline-tickets $1300*
11/28/25 Elwood PenitentiaryCommissary $7.95
11/29/25 Tito’s $500-DownBail Bonds $500
11/29/25 Trader Joe’sSupermarket $166
11/30/25 Tinder Membership Services-Reactivation $95
TOTAL $4910.87
Return Top Portion with Payment
*Transaction not processed, credit limit exceeded



That’s a lot of rejected flower arrangements rotting in the trash. Bravo!
Who knew you could tell a story through receipts?