Amy coaches Ken: Difference between revisions
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It started, perhaps, when Barbie walked out on him. | It started, perhaps, when Barbie walked out on him. | ||
At first, he was relieved to be free of the blond airhead. Sure she looked good, but ... | At first, he was relieved to be free of the blond airhead. Sure she looked good, but ... | ||
After the initial relief came the embarrassment: Ken thought everyone will think I can't keep a women. He sort of slacked off on the morning walk to the oak grove, stopped fishing trout in creek. He hid in the slough<ref>the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slough_(hydrology) slough] in this story is the second type, a sluggish secondary channel of a flat land river. One was made famous by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussel_Slough_Tragedy The Mussel Slough Tragedy]. | After the initial relief came the embarrassment: Ken thought everyone will think I can't keep a women. He sort of slacked off on the morning walk to the oak grove, stopped fishing trout in creek. He hid in the slough<ref>the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slough_(hydrology) slough] in this story is the second type, a sluggish secondary channel of a flat land river. One was made famous by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussel_Slough_Tragedy The Mussel Slough Tragedy]. The historical marker is 25 miles from the author's home.</ref> | ||
sat around and caught an occasional catfish. | sat around and caught an occasional catfish. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:18, 20 April 2025
Amy coaches Ken in the Slough of Despondency
How did Ken slide into the Slough of Despondency?
It started, perhaps, when Barbie walked out on him. At first, he was relieved to be free of the blond airhead. Sure she looked good, but ... After the initial relief came the embarrassment: Ken thought everyone will think I can't keep a women. He sort of slacked off on the morning walk to the oak grove, stopped fishing trout in creek. He hid in the slough[1] sat around and caught an occasional catfish.
- ↑ the slough in this story is the second type, a sluggish secondary channel of a flat land river. One was made famous by the The Mussel Slough Tragedy. The historical marker is 25 miles from the author's home.