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Creatures of Habit

September 12, 2018 6 Comments

Creatures of Habit
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Miss Rohrabacher had eighteen cats. Mr. Daniels had none, and was standoffish.

Miss Rohrabacher sent the first message, thinking Mr. Daniels’ picture looked regal. He was bald, with wire glasses and a calico shirt.

On their first date, Miss Rohrabacher had salad. Mr. Daniels had undercooked cod. She was always cold. He preferred warm places. She preferred showers. He only took spit baths. Mr. Daniels slept curled in a ball, but Miss Rohrabacher didn’t mind—she liked the extra bed space.

Eventually, the cats went from hissing to treating Mr. Daniels with mild indifference. Overall, you could say things were purrrfect.

By Jeff H.

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  1. Ariffa says

    September 12, 2018 at 7:34 am

    Ha ha! Loved it:)

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  2. cascondaville says

    September 12, 2018 at 7:40 am

    Ha! Ha! This made me laugh out loud!

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  3. Paula Edwards says

    September 12, 2018 at 9:28 am

    What a great trajectory of a relationship in 101 words!

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  4. Maja B says

    September 13, 2018 at 4:01 am

    Love this! Especially as it leaves me unsure whether Miss Rohrabacher has nineteen cats now.

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  5. debbie says

    September 14, 2018 at 9:41 pm

    love this. it has so much affection. im sending this to my friend who has 6 cats!

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  6. Susan says

    October 2, 2018 at 2:50 pm

    That was a cute story.

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