The Three Whims

By Donna G. Kelley

The Three Whims is a story about an impulsive husband, a cautious wife, and a LEMON. It is followed by two anecdotes entitled "Wedding Bloopers" and Portrait of a Has-Been."  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Donna G. Kelley
• Release date: Apr 23, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386724681

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DEDICATION

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I hereby dedicate The Three Whims to my family and relatives whose characterizations inspired me to write about familiar things.

INTRODUCTION

The Three Whims is a story about an impulsive husband, a cautious wife, and a LEMON. It is followed by two anecdotes entitled Wedding Bloopers and Portrait of a Has-Been."  

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THE THREE WHIMS

Brittany cringed as Shep circled classified advertisements with a red-ink ballpoint, signifying that he harbored another impulse. Lately, the impulses had been cresting as often as the tides. She had barely recovered from Whim #1 – Shep’s purchase of a bicycle for each of them. There is a medical explanation for these sudden impulses occurring in the middle years—something about a last-ditch attempt to cram a lifetime into the remaining half of a lifetime. 

It always began with an earth-shattering dictum in Shep’s nonchalant manner. I’d like to have a camper. I’m going to call these numbers.

Aren’t we even going to mull it over? The flurry appalled Brittany, who monitored the waste of time as if it were her checkbook. 

What is there to mull? Shep dialed the phone numbers and asked a few pointed