Fwoosh. I wasn't sure if I was going to throw up or fall over, but the sound of the train cars passing overhead at 4-minute intervals was making my head swim. Wisps of hair escaping from my unruly ponytail were just enough to breach the “Must be this tall to ride” mark, though if there…
To Make a Loaf of Bread
It all started on a Thursday. I knew it would take the greater part of Friday to mix the dough and wait for multiple proofing periods before baking the bread in preparation for Sabbath lunch, so I decided Thursday was the day I’d finally clean the oven. The Kenmore gas range/oven had become my emblem…
I have two kidneys, and you have none… Part 2.
Squo-whoosh… whoosh-squoosh. I watched valves flutter in synchrony with the green line coursing and bumping across the bottom of the screen, in awe as I realized that the display was a live rendering of the performance inside my chest. A deep breath to speed the tempo, a pause to slow it down. Thump bumps on…
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