FOUR 50-WORD TALES FROM THE đżLEAVES ARCHIVE
A Room With No View
A Room With No View
The landlady took me to the tiny attic room where I was planning to stay while in this urban wilderness of Barcelona. It was painted entirely in a deep, thunderous red. It had no windows, and seemed to be furnished primarily with ⌠cats.
âPerfect!â I said. âDoes it include breakfast?â
TINDER
TINDER
She answers the doorbell wearing only a skimpy silk robe. Without speaking, he picks her up and carries her into the bedroom.
And although he does have a powerful physical presence â and a certain reputation to uphold, the superman suit might be a slight overstatement.
Sheâs not that impressed.
The Thing About Pastry
The Thing About Pastry
If youâre going to the market, bring me a pastry, please.
What kind of pastry?
Just find one thatâs labeled: âShe should definitely not be eating this one.â Thatâs exactly the one I want.
But why?
Because sometimes, Ed âŚ. sometimes ⌠you just gotta do something bad to know youâre alive.
Note: If you know who I am quoting in that last line, you win four gold stars. âď¸âď¸âď¸âď¸
The Time Machine
I select G-17 on the ancient Wurlitzer, and instantaneously teleport to 1959.
Iâm in Alâs Creamery after school with high-school friends, wearing pale lipstick and black and white saddle shoes with heel taps. Johnny Otis is on the turntable. Weâre all doing the hand jive.
Forget 2026! Iâm staying here.
Johnny Otis and 15 hep cats dancing. Cool, man!
Graduation. We graduate to become adults, but what are we really?
After having just watched Pope, Leoâs concert for peace and the children, singing, hallelujah and amazing Grace, I believe that anything is possible. That is especially true when Andre Bocelli, who has been blind since the age of 12 was singing, amazing Grace and the words that he sang were, I was blind, but now I see!
Everything is true and leaves us with amazing grace
As do your little words with leaves
Don't know how I got back to it.... clicking random keys..... annoying announcer before the program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EA58tklfHQ "Reacting to Randy Houser Anything GoesAcoustic" 9 min. on Colin's World of Music. one more time, then back to morning chores. Very glad to have clicked the little music arrow. Crown on sweet little stories. Mighty fine.