Slug

It’s coming up. The end 
of July. My vacation. Two 
weeks. That’s what I get. 
Not that I do anything. 
I don’t. Or go anywhere. 
Nah. Just sleep late. 
Binge watch anything, 
everything. Eat bags of 
potato chips (too many). 
Order Door Dash (too 
often.) A slug. Basically. 
That’s what I become. 
But now, but now. I have 
Amelia. And I’m thinking, 
thinking. Road trip. Dog 
parks. That’s what I’m 
thinking. You know. 
Visit all the dog parks 
in Georgia. Tennessee 
too. I guess. But only 
the best ones. Yeah. 
Only those. She’d love it. 
Amelia. She would. I mean. 
Let’s face it. Slugs. Eew! 
Anything’s better than that.     

Laura Stamps is the author of over 50 novels and poetry collections. Most recently: “The Good Dog” (Prolific Pulse Press 2023), “Addicted to Dog Magazines” (Impspired, 2023), and “My Friend Tells Me She Wants a Dog” (Kittyfeather Press, 2023). Recipient of a Pulitzer Prize nomination and 7 Pushcart Prize nominations. Lover of feral cats, Chihuahuas, and Yorkies.