The First


It’s heavy being a werewolf.

Heavy and hard.

They trudge around, loitering in shadows, sniffing out unsuspecting passers-by to pounce and chomp upon in a heartbeat.

They howl upwardly at the Full Moon, like a crazed banshee who’s just spotted a reflection of her hair in a shop window.

They find their fur matted and caked in all kinds of dried and not-so-dried substances from goodness knows where… some which would cause a banshee to wail just because of the stench.

They run around in packs, racing, chasing and fighting; growling and prowling; playing and slaying; and all because of something in the Full Moon that made them turn. Well, that and the fact that another werewolf had bitten them some months earlier.

They have to dodge silver bullets with their names on, without even seeing them.

And they have to learn to speak again with a mouth stretched and full of the sharpest teeth imaginable.

They do all this with an unquenchable thirst.

Or ‘first’ as they would say, with those teeth.

Sorry. It had to be done. Especially today…

21 responses to “The First”

  1. Visionkeeper avatar

    They may well be in the basement….! VK

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  2. shreejacob avatar

    Heh…great image of the werewolf! I don’t know Tom, just an idea that popped up while reading about all the problems faced by werewolves there…how about opening a specialized grooming shop for them! Only opens during the full moon, they go have their fun and THEN come to the shop just before they turn back …to be groomed. See? Then no more matted hair and stench and all that stuff the next time they turn to wolves!! Might need industrial strength equipments and all though…what with all that prancing and slaying and clotted blood and mud and all…hehe.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Shree.
      Your idea is worth considering. It would have to be an automatic shop though, as the werewolves would probably have their fun with the staff as well… just saying! 😉

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  3. prenin avatar

    Shree has the right idea! 🙂

    At least the person doing the job won’t get bitten!!! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Maybe, Prenin, maybe not…
      An automated shop is a much safer idea…

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  4. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

    I wonder if the werewolves wouldn’t go on so many sprees is they had a bath more often, spiff up, feel better about themselves. Maybe Spree is onto something…

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Tess, they’d probably go on more sprees if they looked and smelled better… I mean have you seen how the vampires do it?

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      1. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

        Aw. That never occurred to me…

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          It didn’t me at first, Tess…

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  5. kateshrewsday avatar

    Lower lip trembling here…
    Poor werewolf.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Aw, Kate. Don’t worry about the werewolves – they’re used to it!

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  6. nrhatch avatar

    Full moon last night, we
    howl in glee, our reverie
    dimmed ~ night shift again.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      The night shifts seem to be occurring earlier and earlier nowadays, Nancy…

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  7. Deb avatar

    A werewolf. must do, what a werewolf must do!
    Great story, Tom!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      That they must, Deb!
      Thanks!

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  8. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    I think that Banshee was me Tom as I glanced at my reflection on a bad hair day in the wind and rain 🙂 You should have heard me Hoooooowwwwl, as I had just come out of the hairdressers ! 😦
    😀 xxxx

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I’ve had many a bad hair moment, Sue. I know exactly the howl you are referring to!

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  9. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    By the way Tom… Sorry I forgot to add,, Love the drawing

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thank you for saying so, Sue.

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