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    Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities
    Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities
    Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities
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    Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities

    By Isa-Lee Wolf

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    A quirky collection of seven short short stories, each about 1000 words or so. All strange with a light dusting of sci-fi, these quick reads offer a brief escape into imaginary worlds with fun, excitement, and possibly a laugh. Or two. Three might be a stretch.

    Warning: If a woman calling herself “Aunty Ida” approaches you and offers a solution to your problem, doctors recommend running. Quickly. Whatever direction she’s not in.

    Caution: Don’t try any of the proposed solutions at home, as they’ve been found to be scientifically absurd.

    Note: Imaginary animals may or may not exist. How should we know?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIsa-Lee Wolf
    Release dateDec 5, 2013
    ISBN9781311255037
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      Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities - Isa-Lee Wolf

      Better Living through GRAVY and Other Oddities

      By

      Isa-Lee Wolf

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 by I.L. Wolf

      All rights reserved. Smashwords Licensing Notes:

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This book is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, place or organization, is purely coincidental and/or fictional.

      CONTENTS

      Mother’s Little Helper

      In with the Old

      Better Living Through GRAVY

      The Guild of Imaginary Animals

      Taken for Granite

      A Hole in the Clouds

      That’s One Way to Get into a Novel

      Books by Isa-Lee Wolf

      Acknowledgements

      Credits

      Mother's Little Helper

      "It's just that I'm so tired," she said, sinking onto the sleek white sofa.

      It didn't give.

      We understand, said the woman, looking as though she was programmed for sympathy, we get this a lot.

      Really? Umm-- she said.

      Ida, said the woman. You can call me Aunty Ida, if you want.

      I don't think so, said Birdie, shaking her head in a tight little motion. You're a bit young to be called 'Aunty,' don't you think?

      Ida shrugged. It's up to you. You were saying?

      She hesitated, taking another squinted look at the woman's unlined face. Aunty?

      Please continue, said Ida.

      It's only that I'm feeling so--

      Guilty, the woman said. You are far from the first.

      It's not what you think of when you think of it, she said. She adjusted herself on the cushions, but didn't get any more comfortable. If you know what I mean.

      You don't have to be nervous, said Ida, and for a moment when she smiled, Birdie could see through her, the plain white pillar behind her adding depth to the middle of her face.

      Maybe I should go. Birdie pushed against the firmness of the seat to stand up. The woman's expression didn't change.

      That's your choice, she said. She stayed where she was.

      Excuse me, Birdie said. Ida was uncomfortably close, nearly nose-to-nose with her.

      Excuse you? she said. For what?

      I need to get past, said

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