However, she was still keen to depict the state as a den of decadence which chews people up and spits them out. The driving power pop of "Awful," for instance, takes aim at the music scene's corruption of young girls, including Love's teenage self ("And they royalty rate all t...
The thing resembled an overly large egg, big enough so that he had to hold it in both hands. But where eggshell was smooth and fragile, this was segmented and hard, not exactly like stone but more so the shell of a crab. Here and there bony barbs and tangerine streaks dotted its dark...
Her lemonade is awful at first, but a series of experiments produces something better. Best of all she donates money to bee-related organizations.People around Austin notice it. The owner of a pizza shop offers to sell the drinks if she bottles it. Then she is invited to the TV series ...
Elizabeth decided to ignore the question, instead jabbing her finger in Malcolm’s direction as she snatched up her book. “Go back to Lady Danbury, you awful creature.” Malcolm stuck his tail in the air and stalked away. Elizabeth let out a long breath and walked into the library. She...
He has long been aware these fellow aviators, these gallant men, have become as much a part of his flying life as the airplane itself. Then comes that awful day when he loses one of these men, and so starts the unwanted and unforeseen pain that no one ever told him about. This is ...
in with a relieved sigh as I scooped him up to gently place him in the wagon. After 15 years of getting me on my feet and through the great outdoors, inspiring me to make moves, both literally and figuratively, it was finally my turn to return the favor—to carry him as he did me...
Alas, one of the original Seoul Five’s time in Korea was coming to an end; Rachie had gotten here before any of the other four so she truly was the OG of the group. With her contract drawing to an end and having to leave shortly therafter, we decided one final night out in Seoul...
From The Best Stories of Wilbur Daniel Steele 1946 By the time the milking was finished, the sow, which had farrowed the past week, was making such a row that the girl spilled a pint of the warm milk down the trough lead to quiet the animal before taking
But we Irish are pretty awful at it. There are many reasons. Sometimes we are just too polite.We smile and mumble sweet nothings when waiters ask if the food is okay; the same food we were giving out about to our friends seconds earlier. Sometimes we develop an irrational fear of con...
As a promoter of good-will and neighbourly interest during the times when our new country was being settled, and woman’s social intercourse was very limited, the “quilting bee” holds a worthy place close beside the meeting-house. The feeling of coöperation so noticeable in all men and...