Jyl Barlow

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“Cat Burglary” by Jyl Barlow

Submitted to Contest #187

“So in the end, Your Honor, it turned out we errantly stole someone’s actual pet and drove it four states from home.” Does that sound like a plausible defense? The beginning bits were certainly innocent. The end bits have us wondering how, exactly, to get this housecat back, um, home. The middle bits? Oh, yes, please, allow me to explain. In what was to be a week of kid-free relaxation, my husband and I set off for Skidaway Island State Park to meet my brother and his wife. As we had jumped on the “Sell your RV” bandwagon back in pan...

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