We have difffering views on my contribution to our book club: I see myself as its beating heart; my wife says I’m an interloper
We have difffering views on my contribution to our book club: I see myself as its beating heart; my wife says I’m an interloper
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or the first time in the history of book club, I can’t make it to book club. The scheduling conflict arises late in the day, which is galling because I’ve already read the book, and I can’t very well unread it.
“You won’t be missed,” my wife says.
“Are you kidding?” I say. “Everyone will be gutted. I had a lot of insights ready.”
The dog used to be dependent on us for everything. But since graduating from dog school the tables have started to turn
The dogs are barking, the woman’s screaming and the man’s swearing … it’s the kind of scene you see in a park and think: I’m glad…
My wife is horrified by the price of tickets, and I get triggered if I sit too near the stage due to an unfortunate incident at…
On her return, the dog staggers in dressed in a snug onesie, like pyjamas for a very long toddler, or a canine prison uniform,…
Writing anecdotes that no one finds funny is not as easy as you may think
I have to show him all the jobs that I have either left undone or tried to do and made worse
