Stories tagged human-comedy

The City of Lights

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Paris is a great place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.

The Tease

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She was sick and tired of marriage. She didn't want to be a mother, but now she was.

Chickens

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“Easter’s coming,” my wife says. “Should I dress as a bunny or a chicken?” she asks. She means for the costume party.

Memories

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I stomped up the steps clearing my shoes of snow. I was wearing my Rooskie fur hat with the ear flaps, and I kept it on when I went inside.

Lonely Hearts

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He didn't hide it. He told her he was a mortician when he called. He had responded to her ad in the Lonely Hearts section of the newspaper.

If Pigs Could Fly

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One day we turn a corner, and two fat little doggies spot us and come running up. Oh, they are so glad to see us!

No Respect

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I roll over on the gurney or bed or whatever they call it and pull down my pants and underpants. The nurse gives me a shot in each cheek.

The Race

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All the dog owners stood with their dogs at the starting line.

He Said, She Said

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Maybe she would get married and have a baby, she said. Not with me, I said

Litter Box

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When I died, she said, she was going to have me cremated and put my ashes in the cats’ litter box.

Chickens

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“Easter’s coming,” my wife says. “Should I dress as a bunny or a chicken?” she asks.

The Curse of Plenty

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Dinner conversation reminds me of the chatter of birds. Happy talk. Nothing real.

Men Are Beasts

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They both have an annoying habit. She talks to him while she's in another room, and he doesn't answer because he can't hear what she's saying.

Sign of the Times

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As I go by I see five, six high school kids standing on the corner waiting for the bus. They are huddled together like a bunch of ducks....

Picture Window

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You call your wife. “Do you see what I see?” you ask.