I've Got To Get On
I was going to start this post of with a wise quote about hurrying, but I got bored looking through them. They all said more or less the...
I'll Be Dropping By: A Short Story
The fat white peaches had been boiled, skinned, and simmered in butter and brown sugar before being added to the parfait. Pearl planned...
The Things I Still Don't Know
Yesterday I peeked through the gap in my daughter’s door. She was lying on her bed, feet up on the wall, dancing her fingers through the...
Under Your Hat: A Short Story
The problem is that no one wears a hat anymore. People don’t know what to do with their hands these days. There is nothing to whip off...
Why Am I Like This?
Why can’t I stop doing things I don’t like? I don’t mean the necessary stuff like household chores (such as digging the swollen macaroni...
Bamboo: A Short Story
That was the summer I cut down the bamboo to let more light in and immediately missed the sound it made. I had no idea that bamboo was...