I got a similar comment on the website itself, of this being a “comedy of errors”. To be honest, I never wrote it as a comedy, I find the whole thing tragic as well, but I can see how it can be funny. I guess there may be something deep to be said here (by someone smarter than me), about how comedies are always tragedies in disguise, or something😂
Loved the piece! It says something about human memory too, that a person can tell others “we’ve never owned a pet” and gloss over the tragedies (maybe to protect themselves). I sit dogs and have to try to forget them otherwise I cry thinking of all the longterm ones that I fell in love with and never see again.
Oh, I’m glad to hear that, Maureen! I know the additional button needed to get to the essay was a bit of an unnecessary hurdle, but I thought it’d be best to link directly to the place where the piece was published. I’m glad you clicked!
That does seem like a series of bad luck with pets, Andrei. Hope lives on.
It does indeed.
Wonderful micro-fiction, Andrei. A story that is so unbelievable, so tragic, that one has to laugh.
I got a similar comment on the website itself, of this being a “comedy of errors”. To be honest, I never wrote it as a comedy, I find the whole thing tragic as well, but I can see how it can be funny. I guess there may be something deep to be said here (by someone smarter than me), about how comedies are always tragedies in disguise, or something😂
Exactly this!
Very good short story about pets 😉
At my home there always have been animals, specially dogs, I have one by now whose name is Felix 🐕
Loved the piece! It says something about human memory too, that a person can tell others “we’ve never owned a pet” and gloss over the tragedies (maybe to protect themselves). I sit dogs and have to try to forget them otherwise I cry thinking of all the longterm ones that I fell in love with and never see again.
Congrats on the publication, Andrei!
Thanks, my friend!
Oh, I’m glad to hear that, Maureen! I know the additional button needed to get to the essay was a bit of an unnecessary hurdle, but I thought it’d be best to link directly to the place where the piece was published. I’m glad you clicked!