Liar, Liar by Laura Stamps

You know how it is. Everyone’s 

always telling you. That you 

need to expand your universe. 

You know. That it’s a good thing. 

To get out there. To meet new 

people. Widen your circle of 

friends. Experience what life 

has to offer. All of it. All. 

Whatever. So I did. I made 

new friends. I expanded my 

universe. My small life. I went 

places. I did things. New things. 

With new people. And you 

know what? It’s exhausting! 

It is. And stressful. That too. 

But I learned. My small life. 

My few friends. My little 

Chihuahua (such a good girl!) 

My job. My marriage. It’s 

enough. That’s what I learned. 

And those people. The ones 

who say bigger lives are 

better? Yeah. Those people. 

Liars. That’s what they are. 

I mean. My days are already 

full. Too full. Why did I listen 

to them? Why? Those people. 

The experts. Geez. What was 

I thinking? What? Tell me. 

Does anyone know? I don’t.

 Laura Stamps is the author of over 50 novels and poetry collections. Most recently: “The Good Dog” (Prolific Pulse Press 2023) and “Addicted to Dog Magazines” (Impspired, 2023). Recipient of a Pulitzer Prize nomination and 7 Pushcart Prize nominations. Lover of feral cats, Chihuahuas, and Yorkies. www.LauraStampsFiction.blogspot.com