Why Is The Hall Floor Rug On Your Bed?

The Slow Erosion of My Husband’s Mind

Sarah Ouellet

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Minnie in the process of moving the hall rug to the dining room

I am standing in front of the kitchen sink watching a woodchuck through a drain-streaked window when my husband appears.

“Did you remove the rat I shot earlier? I can’t see it,” says he peering over my shoulder into the rainy backyard. My husband keeps a gun leaning against the wall in the first floor

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Sarah Ouellet

Retired passionate animal and nature lover. Feeder of stray cats, rescuing those who want to be rescued.