Feeling generally cranky. Not about anything big. It’s the miniature annoyances that get me. The greasy butter knife he left on the counter. His underwear on the bedroom door knob. His hair in the bathroom sink. His beer taking up too much room in the frig. The nonstop pinging sound ...
But I read “Swiss Family Robinson” until the cover fell off (not realizing that it was closer to the fantasy of Tolkien than any historical account). How easy it was for the knowledgeable and hardworking to look to the land for all one needed! And lest you think that I only read ...
As she turned the door knob, she felt a tingle of chill boredom and the tedium of her evening ahead wearing her thin before she even entered. Sarah with her children Harold and Kathleen in the front garden of ‘Redding House’ in Benalla in earlier decades Her grandma Sarah sat impatiently...
“That’s great, Jody.” My mother said. “That’s great, Jody.” She mother repeated. I anxiously rushed to the front door where my bicycle was waiting. My hand touched the door knob. “But will you come to the kitchen and help me peel these potatoes for dinner? My hands are so...
Tom whirled to look at the faintly shuddering windows. Moonlit reflections trembled in the glass like schools of disturbed silver minnows. Then the front door gave a shake, a twist of its knob, a grimace of its Marley knocker and flung itself wide. The wind made by the suddenly opened doo...
I didn’t complain when a knob fell off. When it began snagging my clothes I rolled my eyes a lot, I confess, but I’ve learned to let it go, mostly. I could call the office and make a request for a replacement dryer. Doesn’t that sound logical and even grown up of me? It ...
However, today, after what seemed like a month, the door knob turned and my God I beheld his face. Of course my first instinct was to throw things at him, to hit him, to slither his throat in cold blood, to spit right into his face but somehow I lacked the will because time had...
I enjoy playing and always take a good shower after playing. The water temperature in the Pacific is just right, much more comfortable than in the Atlantic. While washing, exhausted, I actually fell asleep in the bathtub. When I woke up, I realized that the homework assigned by the teacher...
knob of butter 3g saffron threads steeped in 2 tablespoons boiling water Boil the rice in salted water until al dente. Drain and return to the saucepan with the butter, cheese and saffron and soaking water. Stir until cheese is melted and rice is sticky. ...
Just before my eyes fell a body with a cut in the throat. I also screamed myself, then sprinted out of the woods up the road and straight to the police office. It was closing time and the door was locked so I banged on it furiously with my fists. Thinking back now that was ...