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The ragged black slippers quietly disintegrated

  • The ragged black slippers quietly disintegrated at his feet; chewed up reminders of a dog who fetched them. She had been, of course, eaten long ago. Times were tough and meat
  • was tougher, especially dog meat. Especially her meat. She was a tough ol' bitch. He would say this to her affectionately as he stroked her muzzle. But she had to die. It was
  • the only way to make meat skewers the voice in his head told him. He had the mesquite charcoal ready, he had the plum sauce. Then the voice said, "it's time for the knife my friend
  • and dutifully Abraham unsheathed the blade. Some say Isaac remained stoic, but in reality he rather flipped out.
  • Sure, waxing was out and chest hair was back in a big way according to all the fashion mags - but he wished his mom wasn't so trendy in this department. Her veritable forest of
  • fur (yes, fur) from the hem of her skirt to the top of her Chuck Taylor high-tops was his high school bete-noir. When she wore the low cut blouse, he would hide
  • his face rather that look at the birds nest of hair the hid her cleavage. In fact he wasn't sure she had breasts maybe her bra was filled with body hair. Euwwww! At least her musk
  • et hadn't misfired, if you know what I mean. Mine, on the other hand, needed cleaning, and all that hair might just do the trick.
  • So I grabbed a brillo pad and raked out big clumps of my hair until I just had a big bloody bald head. I offered the hair to help clean all the spastic little killifish in the
  • Red Lobster's live tank. The offer was not accepted and I was forcefully invited to never, ever return again.

4 Comments

  1. 49erFaithful Sep 13 2011 @ 17:50

    Sometimes stories have a common thread even when they tell many different tales. This one's theme is Eewwwwwww.

  2. Zetawilk Sep 13 2011 @ 18:15

    Do you find that that is also a common theme amongst multiple stories?

  3. 49erFaithful Sep 13 2011 @ 18:30

    Oh sure, the Ewww factor is high up there in recurring themes. Probably behind sex, food, and drugs but maybe on a par with celebrities and alliteration.

  4. Zetawilk Sep 13 2011 @ 18:31

    Oh, it's okay, we're just writing about violence, not sex.

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