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To Cut a Short Story Short

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Tag: talking animal

If Only They Could Speak

Posted on June 23, 2017June 17, 2023 by Simon J. Wood

(650 words) “Tinker, here Tinker!” Tinker’s ginger face appeared in the doorway. He hesitated, seeing a stranger in the room. “Here kitty, good kitty!” called William Wilde, professor William Wilde as he now was. Gingerly, Tinker came into the study, studiously ignoring Willy and jumped onto my lap, purring. His huge yellow eyes looked up at me quizzically.

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