never comes.
comes too soon.
holds an envelope
as an offering. had
it coming. was a coup.
is total validation. was
hardly ample recompense.
turned everything that had
preceded it into an invoice.
is well past due (what a
yawn!). was his final wish.
is in an urn that sits on the
mantle. wasn’t legally binding.
dangles a carrot. doesn’t for-
give. has bang. goes ka-boom!
whinnies. withers. dithers. has
almost everybody shivering. went
clunk! goes kerplop! flip-flopped.
threw a fit. went flat. had all of
the flappers doing backflips.
is the same as the first. acts
like it hasn’t read anything
that ever came before it.
catapults our heroine into
adulthood, seamlessly
connecting the first
book with its uproarious
sequel. steals the show.
was the consequence of a
foot that slams into the brakes,
bringing a speeding automobile
to a screeching halt. is rather
unnecessary. is even worse
than the first. erases every-
thing that has heretofore
transpired. is a new
beginning. introduces
the audience to a
brand new you.
doesn’t mind.
isn’t kind.
is but a few
empty words.
was clearly not
intended to quell
a foul mood. was
spit at the enemy’s
face as our hero falls
to his death. is whis-
pered lovingly with a
lisp. comes in the
guise of a thief’s
unwarranted kiss.
hisses. was pissed.
has the class finally
dismissed. is the
sound of a steady
springtime rain-
shower. paints
an image of a
train that is
steamrolling
into the dis-
tance. is that
damsel who’s
known to be
a bit overly
dramatic.
kind of
snuck up
on me, did
it do the
same to
you? is
“boo!”
cries
“boo
hoo!”
bids us
all a good
day. wishes
us a good night.
wonders whether
or not you’ll miss me
now that I’m finished.
all tuckered out, after
such an adventure,
says, “come to
bed.” disappears
around the corner.
