Original Publication Information:
Suedomsa the Magazine Summer 1998 Special Edition
"Whip" by Brian Rousseau
Mad Andy
So there's this girl named _____ (girl's name). All I'll say about her is
that her personality is _____ (subject complement, that means an adjective
or another noun). When she _____ (action) in the morning, one might
compare the action to that of a _____ (animal) in the early throes of
_____ (just throw anything in here). Or, might one say that she is a
_____ (another animal) attempting to dislodge a large chunk of _____ (you
know the drill) by shaking her head vigorously to and fro. Whichever,
it's a close race either way. The nightstand clock _____ (verb) her. A
voice spoke to her as if in a dream. She responded, "John, you all done
on the pot?"
He stuck his _____ (body part) out from the bathroom, followed by his
rump. He was sneaking backwards because he had just taken a great dump
and the toilet was overflowing. He said, "Fine, fine. You sleep well?"
She _____ (action) slowly. He wasn't looking, his _____ (noun) riveted on
the muddy water seeping towards the carpet. She _____ (verb) her legs and
noticed a slight bruise on her ankle. She did not where the mark had come
from.
"I got a job interview today," he said. He shut the bathroom door. "I
have to leave quickly. Are you going to be _____ (state of being)?"
She said, "I'll take a bath while you're out."
"That's a great idea, you deserve it." He slipped on his shoes, took one
last glance at the bathroom door and _____ (action).
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