My dad’s a bit of a hoarder and I catch myself drifting that way occasionally. One day I might write a good story about hoarding. But not today. Next, please.
Working Title: Possibility
1st Sentence: She couldn’t throw away her fat pants from when she was pregnant because although she’s well past ever getting pregnant again, she could certainly get fat.
Favorite Sentence: “A tea cozy made of denim?”
Word Length: 829
Photo by flickr user taygete05.
can't thank the Maine Arts Commission enough for granting her their 2012 literary fellowship, which she used to launch Daily Shorty. Claire writes, edits, coaches other writers, and blogs in Lewiston, where she stays sane by working on her scraggly yard, running 5Ks as slowly as possible, perfecting cracker recipes, and playing badminton. She spends the remainder of her free time with her sweet husband and perfect cats. You can contact Claire at dailyshorty@gmail.com.
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That pic makes me think of the Edward Gorey story “The Haunted Tea-Cosy.” [sic]