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Perversity

February 28, 2022 6 Comments

By Alan Moskowitz

Julie dropped her spoon into the chili when Emmet casually suggested that they swing with Lois and Phil, “to spice things up.”

Julie angrily responded, “No way. How could you even think I would be attracted to another man?”

Lois and Phil ate a quiet dinner until Phil casually suggested they should swing with Emmet and Julie. Lois was appalled, and Phil slept in the guest room.

The next afternoon, at their usual rendezvous, Julie and Phil chuckled over the idea that Emmet thought Lois would go for him.

Across town, in their usual room, Emmet and Lois were also laughing.

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  1. Vivian says

    February 28, 2022 at 7:38 am

    Great!

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  2. Kevin says

    February 28, 2022 at 9:04 am

    A possible 30 minutes of television in 101 words, amazing. Kudos.

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  3. Alastair says

    February 28, 2022 at 10:25 am

    Good one! Oh what tangled webs we weave… 😉

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  4. Allison says

    March 2, 2022 at 9:20 am

    Ironic and sad, and very clever.

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  5. Paul Lewthwaite says

    March 3, 2022 at 3:57 am

    Loved it. The ‘family’ persona stripped away to reveal what lies beneath, both metaphorically and literally by the sounds of it! lol

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  6. Alison says

    March 11, 2022 at 6:59 am

    Terrific!

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