Friday, January 2, 2009

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The reading according to the maritime barometer (located on the wall, somewhere between the stairs and kitchen) indicated that there would be no snow today. K never paid any attention to the barometer's readings, and so the barometer, whether correct or incorrect in its predictions existed only as a decorative entity to occupy the awkward space between the kitchen and the staircase. 

T.B.C...

2 comments:

  1. Wonderfully written, a tiny bit quirky and charming at the same time, all brilliantly occupying such a brief number of sentences. Write more please.

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  2. Thank you. I've located a great interest in the seemingly mundane gadgets we tend to overlook. I suppose I've contracted a Brave Little Toaster complex of sorts.

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