Meeting the Devil

I met the devil last night. He was a surprisingly ordinary-loking man with dark, wavy hair. He wore a suit and was smiling and talking to other men around him.

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As he walked by, I reached out and grasped his hand. I wanted to see if I could feel something different about him...perhaps something that was "off' or some essence of evil. But no, there was nothing.

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It was clear he enjoyed his job of tempting people.

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What stood out the most was how happy he was. I wasn't expecting that.

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Really? Given the state of the world, isn't it obvious that he would be happy?

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For all of you who thought I was going

to be the devil in this story…pbxtkxt!

I blow you a big raspberry!!

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Dream Our World

If you would care to see what devilment my boys get into when I’m not around, pick up a copy of Dream Our World. Inside the boys visit the Museum or the Imagination and view the world of art from a canine perspective all while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World is available from my shop at L Bowman Studios and at your local library!

23 Comments

  1. Anony-mouse's avatar

    Was this from a dream?
    For what it’s worth I never once thought it was Toby being (mis)represented. I ,too, have a terrier, more precocious and more bitey than yours. An oddball purebred. And yeah, I’d still walk through fire for her. Toby is the opposite of the devil. You might not think it most days, but he is love.
    …The devil, he’s out there. Your thoughts (dream?/nightmare?) probably is a fairly accurate take on it. Dreams have a way (for me) of having a standout feature: an emotion, an image, a feeling, something…. and the devil being so happy doesn’t surprise me in the least.

    It’s been a while, so I’ll sign off like olden day, plus one.

    Anony-mouse and the Terrier.

  2. Pippin's avatar

    Toby – I knew you weren’t the devil. But I’m sure the devil really is ecstatic about today’s world. I say – love, love, love, puppy love, doggie love, and doggie bites might make him unhappy. Let’s try it.

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