Tag: rats
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He Fights Back
They believe him to be a teenager; he’s not quite heavy enough to force the trap. He is, however, clever enough to get the food that’s inside it. He’s a rat. A teenage rat. Slinky (my name for him) can scrunch his rather large body into such a compact size that he can worm his…
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Trashed!
Growing up in the Chicago area, I fully understood the value of garbage being picked up consistently. My dad would call those who participated in such work sanitary engineers; he knew how to put a kind spin on most things. We relied on these people to keep up the look of the neighborhood with their…
Tip of My Iceberg 