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Alley Cat Blues

January 25, 2023 9 Comments

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I’d forgotten Martha’s birthday. Again.

“I bet you’ve got me that kitten,” she said, but I hadn’t.

Two minutes later I was banging on my neighbor’s door.

“Right, Johnnie,” I said. “I told Martha you were looking after a kitten for me. Now I’m going back to tell her you left the window open and it escaped.”

“You’re a piece of shit,” he said.

Back upstairs, I explained the situation.

“It’ll come back,” Martha said, and she carried a saucer of milk down to the sidewalk.

You should have seen her sitting out there.

It would have broken your fucking heart.

By Stuart David

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  1. Laura Besley says

    January 25, 2023 at 7:09 am

    So sad.

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  2. Julian Grant says

    January 25, 2023 at 8:52 am

    Great story. Sad.

    Reply
  3. Yolanda Joosten says

    January 25, 2023 at 9:55 am

    There’s a lot of story in your 101 words!

    Reply
  4. DougJacquier says

    January 25, 2023 at 12:30 pm

    Am I heartless to think the subterfuge was hilarious? 😉 Well done.

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  5. Scott Bogart says

    January 25, 2023 at 1:02 pm

    This one hits me in the funny bone. Sounds like the guy is a well known POS, always working angles. I’ve known a few shisters like this in my time.

    Scott

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  6. Rose says

    January 25, 2023 at 3:47 pm

    I had a friend who lied to her daughters and told them that the dog she put down ‘ran away’. For a full year they stood in the yard until dark every night calling for their dog. I love my friend and believe she tried to do the right thing, but when she told me this I had to say, she deserved this heartache. . . Don’t lie to your kids!

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  7. Jennifer J. says

    January 25, 2023 at 4:28 pm

    There’s a lot of emotion packed into this piece.

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  8. Eunice Amero says

    January 25, 2023 at 5:22 pm

    A strong and good piece.

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  9. Marie says

    January 27, 2023 at 5:01 pm

    Really liked, it, thanks for sharing.

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