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August 22, 2022 9 Comments

By Karen Southall Watts

“How much longer are you going to play with those things?”

They’d had this argument before, so he just flashed his brightest smile and waited for his wife to get through her tirade.

“They don’t listen to you or come when you call, and look at the mess they’ve made.”

He cocked his head and cupped his ear in the universal ‘listen to this’ gesture. The creatures were singing. The tiny sound was clear and captivating.

He looked over at this wife, raised an eyebrow, and smirked. The goddess sighed and pushed the blazing comet she’d been bouncing away from Earth.

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Comments

  1. Jason says

    August 22, 2022 at 8:16 am

    Good intro, makes me want to read more.

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  2. Derek says

    August 22, 2022 at 12:17 pm

    Very interesting take on pets ?

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    • Derek says

      August 22, 2022 at 12:18 pm

      The smiley came out as a query!

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  3. Helen Hand says

    August 24, 2022 at 8:56 am

    I loved this take on the gods and their playthings on earth. I particularly liked ‘cocked his head and cupped his ear’. Very visual then auditory.

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  4. Isa Ottoni says

    August 24, 2022 at 10:33 am

    HA! Loved it!

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  5. Elizabeth says

    August 24, 2022 at 11:01 am

    Did not see that coming! Loved it!

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  6. Melissa says

    August 24, 2022 at 2:22 pm

    Hah! Loved the reveal at the end. And rereading it knowing who the pets are, the dialogue is extra great (and accurate). Very fun story.

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  7. Caroline says

    August 24, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    I also enjoyed reading it a second time once I’d read the punchline

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  8. Karen (author) says

    August 25, 2022 at 6:42 pm

    Thank you everyone for taking some time to read and comment.
    Karen (author)

    Reply

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