“Of course,” she continued, “remembering old love affairs, praying, writing novels, wanting to be published, planting daffodils, paying taxes, and thinking you’re clever can drive you mad as well so perhaps you’d better forget about yesterday and any dreams of a better tomorrow and wash the car.”
“Quite possibly,” Howard’s wife said to him, adjusting the glasses sliding down her nose, “you’ve fooled yourself into thinking you’ve escaped the madness of an ordinary life, that you are somehow removed from the desperation that makes men step off bridges, hang themselves in garages with electrical cords or go bowling Thursday nights.”
“Of course,” she continued, “remembering old love affairs, praying, writing novels, wanting to be published, planting daffodils, paying taxes, and thinking you’re clever can drive you mad as well so perhaps you’d better forget about yesterday and any dreams of a better tomorrow and wash the car.”
Mimi Grouse
24/6/2022 08:08:20 am
Poor Howard! He has all my sympathy.
Robert P. Bishop
25/6/2022 10:23:17 pm
Hi Mimi...thanks for the kind remark, and Howard says hi.
Pamela Kennedy
24/6/2022 11:19:28 am
Poor Howard for sure....maybe he needs to take the car and go for a road trip without her.
Robert P. Bishop
25/6/2022 10:27:42 pm
Hi Pamela...a road trip? Hmm. Now you've got Howard thinking about buying a Harley. Hope you enjoyed the story.
Sue Clayton
27/6/2022 03:17:56 am
That's painting a reality picture for him.
Robert Bishop
27/6/2022 11:57:36 pm
Hi Sue...thanks for reading and for the comment. Ah, Howard is a resourceful guy. He will change his reality...I hope. Robert Comments are closed.
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