Strange Substitutions

Yesterday morning, I went to my walk-in and there were only newspapers and magazines on the racks and hangers.

"What are these rags?!" I cried out and shuffled to the kitchen in my pajamas.

There I opened the pantry and gawked, as it was full of empty munitions cartons.

The first thought was, "Where is my grub?" but I stifled that, almost superstitiously, and checked the boxes. Empty.

No bugs.

Then I went to the living room and turned on the big screen to see what was going on.

It was same-old, same-old, and I thought to myself in a huff, "What is this junk?"

And that was when I woke up.

08.27.2025

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