Folks tell me you take in strays—one-eyed cat, three-legged dog, baby squirrel. So, when I see you leave the park, I follow. Struggle to keep up. Ain’t no spring chicken no more. And the limp’s real.
At last—reaching your back door, I drop onto your stoop.
Woof?
Meeeoooow?
Nick Di Carlo has been knocking about the planet for seven decades and a bit. He’s taught writing and literature in universities and colleges on both east and west coasts as well leading wilderness writing workshops from the Grand Canyon to the Grand Tetons. These days, he encourages everyone over age fifty to write stories.
This story was first publish on Sudden Flash.
Love this story, and your bio too.
Hello–Thanks so much for your wonderful response.
This was a wonderful start to the morning. Thanks for the laugh. :)