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Jolly Nadia

January 16, 2016 3 Comments

Jolly Nadia

By Jack Tilley

You wouldn’t think one little… Oh bliss! I swear never again to wash my gazebo! Ha! This is not a time for writing, my friend! Blah, blah and all the heartfelt wrest.

Nadia kissed me!

You betcha!

She was staging an impromptu farce, for we love to laugh at my place, friend. We dressed as pirates of ambiguous design. She swabbed the deck while I peg-legged to starboard. She cried “Ahoy!” and I eye-eyed me hearties. “Land-ho!” she roared. “Tell no tales!” I squealed. The seas rose high! My ex marked the spot! The treasure was unburying! I strode the plank—

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  1. Jeanne Althouse says

    January 16, 2016 at 11:22 am

    Love this word play.

    Reply
  2. Kelsey says

    January 16, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    Cute story and excellent title!

    Reply
  3. Owen says

    January 18, 2016 at 10:55 am

    Jack, is that you?

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