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Mike
2 min readOct 27, 2021

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“A Slacker’s Guide to the Galaxy: the Lost Page (The Secret Life of Hybrids)”

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“They love the salt ‘n’ pepper, but not the salt ‘n’ pepper life.”

“Well, brotha, simpin’ ain’t easy. But you know, pimpin’ actually is.”

“I should have listened to you.”

“Who — me?”

“Yeah, yeah. You.”

“Call it a gift.”

“To my curse.”

“Only when you don’t listen.”

“I never tried to be different — it’s just what it is.”

“Oh, yeah? What’s so different about you?”

“You know — I like them for a while, then I feel guilty for what used to be my amusement.”

“I know you love that Wedding Cake, but don’t have a bride — and that’s pretty amusing. All of the strains in the world and you’re out here, dying to get chose.”

“Maybe one day.”

“Like hell.”

“I can dream.”

“And you are.”

“You’re always so negative.”

“You got that right. That boy needs a coffee and some Biscotti.”

“Where’d you come from, Penny Positive?”

“The right side.”

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Mike
Mike

Written by Mike

Reading is Believing | Writer, Author, Dad | thee.cdp@gmail.com

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