SASHA: I got a present for the landlady! I don't have to get her anything, but ... She's coming soon; I'm going to leave it on the front step and hide around the corner!
JULIET: My God, Sasha is such a kiss up! This place is a dump and the food sucks. The landlady should consider herself lucky to have us. Sasha should give me that instead.
EMILY (THE LANDLADY) PULLS UP - TALKING ON HER PHONE: Oh My GOD!! I know. I know, but I have to go now! The cats left another headless mouse on the steps! Sasha!! Juliet!!
I'm entering this little story into the Trifextra Writing Challenge. Check it out - its a lot of fun!
This is perfect! Our neighbors have two cats who I think have adopted us. They are always leaving headless things on my doorstep. :P
ReplyDeleteCool! I mean, not cool - lol! I wonder what the cats are thinking. :). I was trying to get inside their cat minds.
ReplyDeleteGood job Libby. You have a knack for the feline mind/thoughts :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Juliet is typical...Sasha acts like a DOG or something - LOL!
DeleteThis is, as Martin Amis would say [see his novel, Money] -- "frigging BRILL!"
ReplyDeleteSuperb.
Lol! Is it a good book? Should I get it? Btw, thank you. Are you 'in' this weekend? I am trying to finish ScriptFrenzy. I have 26 pages to do by midnight Monday(!). It's a movie script - a comedy. :)
DeleteLibby, I just now submitted a beer-induced entry to the Trifecta thing.
ReplyDeleteIt's such fun. I really love those challenges.
As for Martin Amis -- a co-worker of mine adores him as an author, I found Money humorous at times, but not something I would recommend, no. I still have faith in Amis though, and have at least three other of his novels on deck here.... he wrote a BRILLIANT essay-type book about the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy called The Second Plane, and I admmire his intellect. My initial attraction to his work is based on his BEST-friendship with Christopher Hitchens, whom [rest in peace, Hitch] I adore.
Wishing you a terrific weekend.
I love(d) Christopher Hitchens too!!! I have a subscription to Vanity Fair ;) I will keep my eye out for "The Second Plane." I'm gonna head over and see your Trifextra now...
DeleteAwesome. Now .... let's hear from the headless mice. What were they (or their presumably-ingested heads) thinking?
ReplyDeleteOk. Its dark in here! We've got to get out of this water... Its not water! It burns us!
DeleteOh, God...I'm gonna be sick. I just really visualized this. Oh God.
Cute twist. Thanks for linking up again. We'll see you back for the weekday prompt.
ReplyDeleteThanks! This was a good prompt :)
DeleteOh, thank goodness my cats are worthless and don't bring me presents! I liked the dynamic between the goody-goody and the other cat. Of course, we humans don't know how to graciously accept a gift :lol:
ReplyDeleteWe all could do without some "presents." LOL! Thanks for commenting :)
Delete"The landlady". And dead mice are the WORST!!!
ReplyDeleteI know!! Its hysterical they are meant as gifts!
Delete"Sasha should give me that instead." Ha! I find this behavior absolutely fascinating - it's adorable in a rather disgusting, creepy way. (I wrote something for another Trifecta prompt with a similar theme: http://wp.me/s280vI-crush)
ReplyDeleteI'll take a look! I'm glad it was disgustingly adorable - that's what I was shooting for... :)
DeleteThat's brilliant, and completely unexpected. I shall be smiling about it all day ...
ReplyDeleteAw...thanks, Karen! Now, I'm smiling :)
DeleteThat was such a fun read!
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